Social media users called for help for Tuapse residents left homeless.

Several private homes adjacent to the Tuapse Oil Refinery were severely damaged or completely destroyed by a fire. Social media users called for assistance for those who lost their homes.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on April 28, a drone attack caused a fire at the Tuapse oil refinery. Residents were evacuated from the area surrounding the refinery, and the governor of Krasnodar Krai announced the evacuation of approximately 70 people. The smell of burning from the third drone-related fire since mid-April can be felt beyond Tuapse, according to local residents. Some fled the city, fearing the health risks of combustion products. This morning, authorities reported that the fire at the oil refinery has been extinguished.

Several private homes located on Koshkina and Pushkina Streets adjacent to the oil refinery in Tuapse burned down, and some buildings were severely damaged. Residents of these homes have been moved to temporary housing, but only for a few days.

According to local residents, burning debris from the oil depot was thrown into the residential area of ​​the Grozneft district during the fire. Today, Koshkina Street remains without power, and "almost all offices and businesses, with the exception of supermarkets, are closed in the area," reports "Ostorozhno Novosti."

One of the families who lost their home in the fire was Anastasia G. and her three children. The city administration provided them with a hotel for four days. Police and a damage assessment commission arrived only after social media posts.

The Pakhomov family also lost their home – the couple and their daughter lived at 20 Pushkin Street. Members of the "My Tuapse" community expressed the opinion that Rosneft, the company that owns the oil depot, should help the Pakhomovs, who were "left with nothing, in their pajamas."

"The house caught fire from a flaming barrel on the night of April 29," the publication states. Photos and videos show that every room in the house is severely damaged: walls and ceilings are damaged by fire or covered in soot, furniture and other furnishings are burned.

Community members commented skeptically on the call for the oil company to "show true social commitment and humanity." "They don't know what humanity is. People are in trouble and still in shock. Left alone with their grief, sleeping with friends. Where can our administration provide them with at least temporary housing? I wrote about them today. I wrote to the Rosneft website, maybe they'll come to their senses. (...) Our entire house was scorched, the glass shattered. All the plastic simply melted. I hope the administration will help the Pakhomovs," wrote a Telegram user with a palm tree in her username.

"Will the state restore their apartment, or should the people themselves? Rosneft will reply that they suffered significant losses and can't help," Roza suggested. "Oil dollars are the most important thing for them. That's all," Arsen believes.

"We need to call the presidential administration. There are no other options," Irina stated. "Filing a lawsuit, hiring a good lawyer—there's no other way to help here—is useless," Marina countered.

"Where are we going to hire someone? People are left with nothing," Lena noted. “It’s such a big amount of money to run around the courts... I’ve been in litigation for eight years, I know firsthand what it’s like. I know how the prosecutor’s office and bailiffs work, how the administration treats people’s problems (...) I feel very sorry for the victims... The administration of the Tuasinsky district and the city of Tuapse must, first of all, make every effort and act promptly to resolve this issue,” added Natalya Pletosu.

While extinguishing the fire, authorities reported exceeding the maximum permissible concentration of benzene in the air in Tuapse. Residents were advised to limit their time outdoors, keep windows closed, clean their homes, rinse their noses, eyes, and throats, and wear masks when outdoors.

The fire following the drone attack in Tuapse on April 28 was the third in the past two weeks. A drone attack on the oil terminal in the port of Tuapse on the night of April 20 caused a fire that was extinguished only on April 24. Amid the second fire, an "oil rain" fell in the city. The fire at the sea terminal is dangerous due to the release of combustion products that are carcinogenic and toxic. "Oil rain" reduced the level of harmful substances in the air, but led to soil pollution, environmentalists emphasized.

On the night of April 16, a 14-year-old girl and an adult girl were killed, and seven others were injured as a result of a drone attack in Tuapse. Sixty residential buildings and three public facilities were damaged, and five private homes were completely destroyed. A fire also broke out at the seaport; it was extinguished on April 19. Tuapse residents reported that after the attack, "the entire sky was covered in smoke," and the smell of burning was felt throughout the city throughout the day.