A fire broke out in the Gelendzhik Forestry of Krasnodar Krai, caused by an attack by Ukrainian drones. This information was confirmed by the operational headquarters of Kuban.
Earlier in the morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that air defense forces had destroyed 18 unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of Krasnodar Krai and another 22 UAVs over the Black Sea.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the drone strike caused a fire in a forested area near the village of Krinitsa, covering an area of 17 hectares. More than 100 rescue service personnel and 27 specialized vehicles, including the Be-200 amphibious aircraft, were deployed to extinguish the fire.