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Due to the blows of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two people were killed in Novorossiysk, at least seven were injured, the Krasnodar Territory said in the operational headquarters. Mayor Andrei Kravchenko introduced an emergency mode in the city.
Updated (20:00 Moscow time)
The number of victims when hit in the center of Novorossiysk grew to 11 people, said the head of the city Andrei Kravchenko.
The opera station said that among the victims there is one minor. All wounded were taken to a city hospital, including three with moderate injuries, three in serious condition, as well as one with slight injuries.
“Due to the fall of leaps for drones, seven houses were damaged, including the Novorossiysk hotel. In one of the buildings, they continue to eliminate the fire. 20 cars were also damaged, three of them were completely burned, ”the opera station said.
In particular, the damage received the office of the Caspian pipeline consortium (KTK), which is located near the Novorossiysk Hotel. The company reported two injured employees. Whether they were taken into account in the statistics of the operactor is unknown.
Local publics reported that a traffic jam was formed on Kunikova Street in the city center, which got an ambulance. Now there is no movement on the embankment of Admiral Serebryakov next to the place of attack of drones. At about 10:00 Moscow time, Siren worked in the city.
At the time of publication of the news, the journalists of Novorossiysk, in which the drone fell into the Novorossiysk Hotel.
KTK is an international oil transport company, through the networks of which more than 80% of Kazakhstani oil is transported. Through the Kropotkinskaya station, which belongs to the company, non -compositive oil from Kazakhstan enters tankers in Novorossiysk and is exported to Europe.
In 2023, due to the frequent attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ships of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia were transferred from annexed Sevastopol to Novorossiysk. In September 2024, the fleet could be moved to the water area of Gelendzhik, located 30 kilometers from Novorossiysk, wrote The Insider.