Volunteers try to clean up oil pollution after Ukrainian strikes on a refinery in the Russian Black Sea town of Tuapse, a key oil-processing and export hub.

Plumes of black smoke towered over the southern Russian town of Tuapse on Wednesday where residents wore face masks to shield themselves from polluted air after multiple Ukrainian drone strikes

Toxic fumes rise over Russia's Tuapse as Ukrainian drones pound oil town

Residents of the Russian port city of ⁠Tuapse ⁠were ordered not to drink tap ⁠water and schools remained closed on Thursday, as authorities grappled with the ​aftermath of the third Ukrainian drone strike on its oil refinery this month.

Residents of the Russian port city of Tuapse were ordered not to drink tap water and schools remained closed on Thursday, as authorities grappled with the ​aftermath of the third Ukrainian drone strike on its oil refinery this month.

The facility on the Black Sea Coast was previously hit three times in two weeks, causing heavy damage to the refinery and triggering a state of emergency in the city.

Residents of the Russian port city of Tuapse were ordered not to drink tap water and schools remained closed on Thursday, as authorities grappled with the aftermath of the third Ukrainian drone strike on its oil refinery ‌this month.

Plumes of black smoke rise over the southern Russian town of Tuapse after multiple Ukrainian drone strikes on a major oil refinery in the coastal area.