Toxic Rain Falls on Russia’s Tuapse City in Oil Facility Blaze

Polluted rain fell on Russia’s Black Sea city of Tuapse as authorities struggle to extinguish a blaze at local oil facilities following a drone attack, highlighting the environmental effects from the war in Ukraine.

“Due to the intense fire, combustion products were released into the atmosphere,” the regional emergency services said in a Telegram statement late Wednesday. Soot, ash and chemicals mixed with atmospheric water, resulting in rain that covered surfaces with a “black coating,” the authorities said, urging residents to stay inside with the windows sealed.