ASTRA: Ukrainian drones massively strike Russia's Krasnodar, Nevinnomyssk cities PHOTO

Russia's Krasnodar region is once again under a massive drone attack by the Ukrainan armed forces, with residents reporting explosions throughout the night of March 18 to 19, ASTRA reports.

“In the Prikubansky intra-city district, an enemy UAV fell in the courtyard of a high-rise residential complex. Debris damaged the windows of two apartment buildings as well as parked cars. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. An ambulance is on site. Special and emergency services are working at the scene,” the mayor wrote.

Residents report sleeping in bathrooms and hallways. Sirens and explosions can be heard across the city.

The UAVs are once again targeting the industrial zone in Nevinnomyssk, Governor Vladimir Vladimirov said.

“Our air defence forces are repelling an attack by enemy UAVs aimed at the industrial zone in Nevinnomyssk. Some drones have been shot down. Please do not approach the debris,” the regional head wrote.

The city is home to the chemical plant “Azot,” which was previously attacked on the night of March 13, ASTRA reported.

Earlier, the plant was hit in January 2026, December 2025, and August 2025. Local residents also reported an attack on “Azot” in Nevinnomyssk on the night of July 25, 2025. On June 14, 2025, according to ASTRA, an attack by 13 UAVs on the Nevinnomyssky Azot plant damaged doors, windows, and the facilities of one of the workshops.

As Reuters previously reported, two “EuroChem” plants (Nevinnomyssk Azot and Novomoskovsky Azot) sent at least 38,000 tons of acetic acid and nearly 5,000 tons of nitric acid from 2022 to 2024 to the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region. The chemicals are reportedly used to produce octogen and hexogen, which in turn are used for artillery shells.

By Khagan Isayev