Ukraine launched new strikes on targets inside Russia overnight into Friday, December 5.
A fire broke out at the port of Temryuk in Russia’s Krasnodar region after a UAV attack, the regional operations headquarters said.
No injuries were reported, staff were evacuated, and 32 specialists with eight units of equipment were deployed to fight the blaze, according to officials.
They did not specify which facilities were targeted.
Eyewitness videos analyzed by Astra indicated a gas terminal caught fire.
The Temryuk seaport, located in the Temryuk Bay of the Sea of Azov, is owned by the Mechel group.
According to the port’s website, it handles general, bulk and liquid cargo and leases production and storage facilities.
Temryuk is the main export port in southern Russia for liquefied hydrocarbon gas and is also used for oil shipments.
Before the latest strike, Ukraine hit the port of Novorossiysk twice in November.
The November 14 attack damaged an oil depot and shore facilities, prompting pipeline operator Transneft to suspend oil pumping to the port.
On November 10, Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels attacked the port of Tuapse, home to one of the Black Sea’s largest oil terminals.
Ukrainian monitoring channels claimed the attack may have damaged a vessel.
Tuapse was also targeted by drones on November 2, damaging terminal infrastructure and a tanker at the berth.
Operations at Rosneft’s Tuapse refinery were subsequently halted.
Drones also targeted Syzran, the city’s mayor, Sergey Volodchenkov, said without providing details.
Telegram channels Astra and Exilenova+ reported the target was Rosneft’s oil refinery with an annual capacity of 8.5 million tons.
A fire broke out at the facility following the strike.
It is the second attack on the Syzran refinery in two weeks.
Meanwhile, Telegram channels reported an explosion in a high-rise at the Grozny-City complex in Chechnya’s administrative center.
The tower struck is about 800 meters from the residence of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and houses several government offices, including the Chechen Security Council, the regional tourism ministry, the Audit Chamber, the regional Justice Ministry office, and Chechenneftekhimprom.
The incident was first reported by NYISO, an opposition-aligned Chechen Telegram channel.
Ukrainian channel Supernova+ and pro-Kremlin Readovka later published the information.
Readovka said the blast wave blew out the facade across several floors.
Photos posted online indicate the impact was around the 28th floor.
Chechen authorities have not officially commented and have not reported on the incident or any casualties.
At 6:25 a.m. Moscow time, Russia’s aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, suspended arrivals and departures at Grozny airport.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 41 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones overnight.
According to the ministry, nine were shot down over Samara region, eight over Saratov, seven each over Volgograd and Rostov regions, one over Krasnodar Krai, and nine over annexed Crimea.
