Smoke rises following a Ukrainian drone attack, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Tupase, Krasnodar Region, Russia, in this screen grab obtained from social media video released on May 1, 2026.
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Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in the Russian Black Sea city of Tuapse, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Friday (May 1, 2026), marking the fourth attack targeting the region’s oil infrastructure in just over two weeks.
Explosions and a fire were recorded on the premises of local oil infrastructure, the statement from the General Staff said. Local officials in Russia said a Ukrainian drone attack sparked the blaze and that no casualties were reported.
Published – May 01, 2026 10:40 pm IST

