In Krasnodar, at 4:17 am Moscow time, an explosion occurred near Morskaya Street. reported regional operational headquarters. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. Damage was recorded in two buildings. Later, the mayor of the city, Yevgeny Naumov, stated that he came to the scene on the Telegram channel and stated that the business building was damaged and windows were broken in a residence.
Meanwhile, Telegram channels Shot and Baza released a video with the results of the explosion and comments from the city’s residents. According to eyewitnesses, two drones attacked the city, the air defense was broken. One of the drones was shot down.
Also Shot, referring to a person living in the city, said it was midnight. roared The explosion in the Garazhnaya Street area, “in ten minutes – another strong arrival.” The woman also said that some “tapes with balls and needles” were found near the drone crash site. Emergency services are in place. “Probably the drone was targeting a cell tower on Morskaya Street,” Shot says.
Telegram channel Baza is also connected with local residents reported about two explosions. “Witnesses reported hearing a sound similar to a flying drone before the explosions,” Baza writes.
Meanwhile, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev urged residents to remain calm and rely only on official sources of information, noting on his channel that “a lot of different information and videos are circulating on social networks.” Also, the Krasnodar Municipal Control Center denied information about the evacuation of people on Morskaya Street: “This information is not correct.”
Later, the district operational headquarters and the Ministry of Internal Affairs commented on the situation on another street half an hour from Morskaya: “It was alleged that unknown debris fell into the micro-region along the street. Hero Yatskov. This is false information.”
City and regional officials have not yet made a statement about the causes of the explosions. Stating that the causes of the incident are being investigated, Mayor Naumov said, “We are in contact with the residents of the affected houses. After investigative measures, we’ll go inside and assess all damage. We will provide all necessary assistance,” he said.
Shot then posted a video where one of the drones presumably flew towards the house and exploded, and the second one exploded in the sky.
Nine hours after the explosions, Governor Kondratiev reported on his Telegram channel that two drones did indeed crash in Krasnodar at night near Morskoy Street. He said there were no casualties.