President Vladimir Putin has not commented for a week on the major fire that broke out at the Tuapse oil terminal, following strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, nor on the “acid” smog that is said to have spread over hundreds of kilometers.
Despite the magnitude of the disaster, which affected almost the entire Russian coast of the Black Sea and was described by ecologists as “the greatest ecological catastrophe”, the head of state continued to attend meetings and official events, without publicly addressing the subject.
The first attack on Tuapse took place on the night of April 16, when Ukrainian drones struck the refinery installations. Following the attack, a fire broke out, two locals died, and seven others were injured. A state of emergency was declared in the city.
On the same day, according to the Kremlin’s press service, Putin discussed with the leader of the Karachay-Cherkessia region, Rashid Temrezov, about support measures for participants in the “special military operation”.
The following day, while firefighters continued to battle the flames at the Tuapse maritime terminal, and response teams were evacuating and cleaning the affected areas, Putin discussed mixed marriages and cultural cooperation with the states of the Commonwealth of Independent States with the members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
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