The key facts
- UAV debris damaged the glazing of three sanatorium buildings and two non-residential houses in Shepsi
- No injuries, according to the regional operational headquarters
- Defense Ministry: 373 drones shot down overnight from October 20 to 21
Damage at Two Locations
Drone debris fell on the grounds of a health resort enterprise in the Tuapse district of Krasnodar Krai on the night of October 21. According to the regional operational headquarters, windows were shattered in three buildings of the health resort. There were no injuries. Damage was also recorded in the village of Shepsi: in one of the dacha settlements, fragments shattered windows in two private houses, which, according to local authorities, are non-residential. No reports of injuries were received there either. In total, the glazing of five buildings was damaged. The Kuban operational headquarters stated: 'As a result of the attack by enemy drones on the territory of one of the health resort enterprises, the glazing of three buildings was damaged. There are no injuries.' The extent of the damage is being clarified; no other destruction in the district was announced.
Defense Ministry Data on the Overnight Attack
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, from 8:00 PM on October 20 to 8:00 AM on October 21, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 373 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over various regions of the country, including the waters of the Black Sea.
Previous Incidents in the District
The Tuapse district has previously been repeatedly subjected to drone attacks. On October 9, 2026, one person was injured and hospitalized when UAV debris fell in Tuapse; drone fragments caused a fire on a mountainside from the seaward side, which was quickly extinguished. On October 2, debris damaged the infrastructure of one of the city's enterprises with no injuries. On May 27, after fragments fell, the territory of a marine terminal caught fire, and the blast wave shattered windows in six residential buildings. On April 20, 17 buildings were damaged, including seven apartment buildings, four social facilities, and three administrative buildings; a gas pipe was also damaged at that time and was subsequently restored.
