On the evening of 17 October, a drone alert was declared again in several districts of Krasnodar Krai. The warning covered Anapa, Gelendzhik, Novorossiysk, Abinsky, Krymsky and Temryuksky districts. Earlier in the day, alerts had also been issued in Sochi, Tuapse municipal district and Mostovsky district.

The Emergency Situations Ministry issued the warning at 9.25 pm. Residents and visitors were advised to follow official updates, stay away from suspicious objects and drone debris, and report any discoveries by calling 112. No announcement lifting the evening alert had been made at the time of publication.

According to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), Gelendzhik Airport temporarily restricted aircraft arrivals and departures on 17 October.

On the night of 17 October, Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had intercepted and destroyed 610 fixed-wing drones over 16 Russian regions and the Black Sea. Krasnodar Krai was among the regions where drones were reportedly shot down.

In Rostov Region, air defence forces destroyed or suppressed more than 20 drones, according to Governor Yury Slyusar. The drones were intercepted over Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and Novoshakhtinsk, as well as Millerovsky, Tarasovsky and Kamensky districts.

In Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, drone debris sparked a fire at an auto repair shop. The fire was extinguished and no one was injured, but one car was damaged.

Krasnodar Krai has banned filming and sharing information about drone attacks, the operation of air defence and electronic warfare systems, and the locations of military, potentially hazardous and critical infrastructure facilities. The maximum fine for violating the ban is 300,000 roubles.