On October 1, 2023, the russian Black Sea resort town of Sochi was struck by unmanned aerial vehicles for the second time in two weeks. Media reporting stated a helicopter landing site at Sochi Airport was damaged, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
The previous attack, on September 20, 2023, caused a large fire at an oil storage facility, near the airport. It was the first recorded strike on the area since russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Sochi is a popular holiday destination, heavily associated with russian President Vladimir Putin, and serves as the summer base for many of russia’s elite. Strikes near the city mark a further example of the war directly affecting russia’s population well away from the Ukrainian border.
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