US EditionEmergency Crews Battle Forest Fire Near ‘Putin’s Palace’ After Ukrainian Drone Attack
Drone debris ignited fires over 17 hectares near luxury residences linked to Vladimir Putin, with over 100 emergency workers deployed to contain the blazes, officials said.
- On 28 August 2025, emergency crews battled a forest fire near Gelendzhik in southern Russia sparked by debris from a Ukrainian drone that crashed in a wooded area.
- The forest fire broke out after Russian air defenses downed the drone during an overnight drone attack amid ongoing conflict since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- The fire expanded across 17 hectares near the area separating Krinitsa village and Gelendzhik, resulting in 23 people being trapped along the coast and prompting the evacuation of a nearby vacation resort.
- Over 100 responders, supported by 27 pieces of equipment and a firefighting plane of the Beriev Be-200 model, battled the blaze, while a rescue boat transported 23 vacationers who were caught in the smoke to safety.
- The incident highlights how Ukrainian drone strikes continue to impact areas near Putin’s Black Sea residence, altering his travel habits and posing risks to high-security zones.
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The forest fire was ten kilometers from Putin's luxury residence.
Putin has been afraid of his life for a long time because of drone attacks. Now the forest burns because of debris shot down near his palace.
A forest fire exploded in Joi, after an Ukrainian drone landed near the town of Krinitya, from the city of Ghendjik on the coast of the Black Sea, about 10 kilometers from a subjugated palace where the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalnī, appointed Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports The Moscow Times.
Ukrainian drone sparks forest fire just six miles from Putin’s Black Sea ‘palace’
Debris from a crashed Ukrainian drone sparked a forest fire on Wednesday night roughly 10 kilometers (six miles) from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seaside mansion on the Black Sea coast, officials said.
Emergency Crews Battle Forest Fire Near ‘Putin’s Palace’ After Ukrainian Drone Attack
Emergency crews were battling a forest fire in the southern Krasnodar region on Thursday after a Ukrainian drone crashed in a wooded area near the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik.
Fire's already a mile away from the wine mill.
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