Ukraine’s relentless drone campaign reached deep into Russian territory, striking the strategic Taman Port in Krasnodar and killing three people. The attack unfolded in Temnryuk’s Volna village, where drones slammed into a port facility, sparking a ferocious blaze.
In a Telegram statement, Governor Veniamin Kondratiev described the fire’s spread to four fuel tanks loaded with petroleum products. Fire suppression teams fought back fiercely, while emergency protocols unfolded to protect surrounding areas. Eight individuals escaped with minor wounds.
Taman stands as Russia’s powerhouse for shipping oil, petrochemicals, coal, sulfur, ammonia, fertilizers, and foodstuffs—a critical node vulnerable to disruption. The incident highlights Ukraine’s growing capability to project power inland.
Echoing this aggression, a January 20 drone hit in Adygea’s Takhtamukaysky district left 11 injured. Adygea chief Murat Kumpilov detailed on Telegram how nine, including two children, required hospital care in stable condition. No deaths occurred, but the Novaya Adygeya inferno claimed 15 cars fully and damaged 25 others, plus an apartment structure.
Shifting focus to Ukraine, Russian airstrikes have plunged Kyiv into crisis. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported 5,635 apartments sans heating after power and water outages from sustained bombardment. One woman sustained injuries amid damage to homes and cars.
Restoration efforts by utility specialists persist despite the odds, as Klitschko rallies public resilience. The mayor’s dispatches capture a capital bracing against winter woes compounded by war.
These interconnected assaults reveal a grinding conflict where infrastructure sabotage fuels escalation. With ports burning and cities darkening, the human cost mounts in this unending showdown.