On the evening of March 1, Russia’s Krasnodar region came under a mass drone attack. More than 100 flights were delayed at Sochi Airport amid the strikes, and an oil terminal at the port of Novorossiysk caught fire.
Explosions have been heard in Novorossiysk for several hours - “dozens,” witnesses say - according to Russian Telegram channels. “As local residents told SHOT, the evening in the city is extremely tense — air-raid sirens have been switched on several times, and after 9 p.m. dozens of powerful explosions could be heard,” the post said.
Preliminary Russian reports suggest Novorossiysk is being targeted not only by aerial drones but also by naval drones — unmanned boats. Media report that debris from downed UAVs fell onto the roof of a multi-story residential building, and a fire is visible in one district, with thick black smoke enveloping the city.
Air-raid sirens have also been sounding in Krasnodar and Anapa.
At the same time, OSINT analysts report that the fire in Novorossiysk has broken out at the local port’s oil terminal. There was no official confirmation of this at the time of publication. CNN cannot independently verify these claims.
The situation in Sochi appears even more complicated: amid the drone attack, restrictions were introduced at the local airport around 2 p.m. on March 1, according to Russian Telegram channels. They continued late into the evening.
Overall, about 100 flights were delayed at Sochi Airport amid the mass barrage — at least 49 departures and 41 arrivals - and roughly a dozen were canceled.
Officials have not publicly reported on the consequences of the mass attack on Sochi.
On February 27, Russia claimed that a “Flamingo” missile reached as far as Chuvashia.
On February 26, OSINT channels published satellite images of the Dorogobuzh chemical plant in Russia after a drone strike, showing the site blackened.
