Video: VK Fest in Sochi Canceled Following Drone Attacks on Tuapse
The VK Fest music festival at the "Sirius" venue in Sochi, Russia, has been canceled. The organizers announced that the event has been postponed until 2027.
This was reported on the festival’s official page.
The festival was scheduled for July 11, but the reasons for the cancellation have not been officially specified. Meanwhile, other VK Fest events in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kazan are set to take place as scheduled, and the city that will replace Sochi has not yet been named.
The cancellation was announced on the same day that Tuapse was hit by another drone strike—the third in the past two weeks. The attack sparked a new fire at a local oil refinery.
A thick column of smoke rose over the city again, visible even from Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana. According to satellite data, the smoke spread as far as Goryachy Klyuch and Apsheronsk.
There are also reports of a possible new oil spill into the Tuapse River. Traces of pollution had previously been detected about 50 km north of the city.
Environmentalists note that it will likely not be possible to clean up the spill before the start of the summer season.
In Tuapse, residents were urged to evacuate following a drone attack (video).
Residents of Tuapse, Russia, are increasingly complaining about unbearable living conditions in the frontline city. The once-popular resort has turned into an area of environmental disaster and constant danger due to regular explosions at local industrial facilities.
In Tuapse, Russia, the city beach was covered with a new layer of pebbles while cleaning up the aftermath of an oil spill. At the same time, local residents and environmentalists claim that traces of fuel oil are still visible near the water and that a full cleanup has not taken place.
