Sochi beaches evacuated due to threat of drone attack
24 September 2025 16:48
Beaches in Sochi, Russia, have been evacuated amid attacks on Krasnodar Krai using unmanned boats in the Black Sea. This was announced by the mayor of the city, Andrey Proshunin, on his Telegram channel, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
“At the moment, the situation in the resort is normal. In the event of a real threat, warning systems will be activated in all areas. We ask residents and visitors to remain calm,” Proshunin wrote.
Currently, the threat of a drone attack has been announced throughout the Krasnodar Territory.
On the afternoon of September 24, the head of the Tuapse District of Krasnodar Krai, Sergei Boyko, reported that unmanned boats were spotted in the Black Sea. They appeared near Tuapse. In this regard, local residents and tourists were urged to leave the coastal zone.
On the same day, Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar region was attacked by Ukrainian drones. The governor of the region, Veniamin Kondratiev, said that the strikes were aimed at the central part of the town. As a result, five residential buildings and a hotel building were damaged. Five people were injured, three of them survived.
