A major accident occurred on the oil pipeline and left residents of the Krymsky, Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik region without water, African swine fever continues to spread throughout the region, and in Krasnodar an elevator with people fell from the eighth floor. IA Krasnaya Vesna offers an overview of the most important events that occurred in the region from September 11 to 17, 2023.
An oil pipeline accident occurred in the Crimea region.
On the morning of September 13, near the Novotroitsky railway crossing, an accident occurred in the water supply system of the Troitsky group. As a result, the Crimea region, Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik were left without water supplies.
The repairs were scheduled to be completed on the afternoon of September 14, but the situation turned out to be more complicated.
Since September 15, the management of the Krymsky district announced the suspension of the operation of almost all kindergartens and the refusal to provide meals to students in schools. These restrictions applied to Krymsk, the villages of Troitskaya and Nizhnebakanskaya, the village of Modavanskoye and the southern rural settlement.
According to the head of the Krymsky district, Sergei Les, the accident was resolved around 08:00 on September 15. Filling of the system began and it took another six hours for the pipeline to reach full operation after completing the repair work, Les said.
Later, the press service of Gelendzhik Water Supply Concessions LLC reported that the water supply in the water pipeline would be resumed no earlier than 22:00 Moscow time, since “It takes at least 12 hours to cross the water along the route from Krymsk and reach the regime in Gelendzhik”.
The water supply system of the Troitsky group was put into operation in 1971. Due to the dilapidated infrastructure, accidents sometimes occur there. Construction of the second line of the Troitsky aqueduct is currently underway. The first stage was completed in July 2023. It is planned to be fully completed in 2024.
ASF continues to spread throughout the region
After a case of African swine fever was detected a week earlier in several districts of the Krasnodar Territory, the virus was also detected in facilities in Novorossiysk, Kalininsky district and Tikhoretsky district, the security service reported on September 18. press of the regional administration.
Canteen No. 1 “Zarya” in the village of Eremizino-Borisovskaya in the Tikhoretsky district, the territory of the farm in the Kuibyshevsky rural settlement of the Kalininsky district and the “Novorossiysk” distribution center of the JSC “Agrocomplex” company named after NI Tkachev was found infected.
Quarantine has been introduced at the facilities, it is prohibited to import products there and export them from there. In addition, vehicles cannot enter or leave there.
An elevator fell from the eighth floor in Krasnodar
On September 13, an incident occurred in the “Svetly” residential complex in Krasnodar: an elevator fell from the eighth floor. Two children, ages three and four, and an adult man were injured in the fall.
Fortunately no one died. The victims were taken to the hospital with injuries.
Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin demanded a report on the progress of the investigation of the criminal case and the circumstances of the elevator fall with people. The management organization of the house is being inspected by the prosecutor’s office.
Sochi has become the most popular summer destination in Russia
Sochi Airport has become the most popular Russian domestic air destination in the summer of 2023. The air port became the leader in the number of flights made from Moscow and vice versa – 3,525 flights. Also, Sochi airport took first place in the list of popular routes from Sheremetyevo airport.
In addition, the routes St. Petersburg – Sochi, Sochi – Ufa, Sochi – Yekaterinburg and Sochi – Kazan are among the five most popular regional destinations.
Election results in Kuban
A week earlier, elections were held in the Krasnodar Territory. The region elected 49 heads of urban and rural settlements, as well as 183 municipal deputies.
The Krasnodar Territory recorded the best turnout in the Southern Federal District. 527,012 people participated in the vote, which represented 46.29% of the total number of voters.
Fire in Anapa
On September 17, the General Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Krasnodar Territory reported a dry grass fire in Anapa, on the territory of the Dream SNT. Information about the fire was received at 3:29 p.m.
At 6:40 p.m. the fire was located on an area of 2,000 square meters. 77 people and 22 teams participated in extinguishing the fire. At 8:26 p.m. the fire was completely extinguished.
Football: coach resignations and team results
Last week there were two resignations of coaches in football clubs in the region. First of all, on September 11, the contract was terminated by mutual agreement between Krasnodar “Kuban” and Alexander Grigoryan. The new coach of the First League team became Vadim Evseev, who signed a contract until the end of the season.
In the last round, Sochi, still under Khokhlov’s leadership, lost to Spartak Moscow on September 16 with a score of 0-1. The only goal was scored in stoppage time of the second half. This loss was the team’s sixth in the last eight games. Sochi is in the play-off zone, in thirteenth place, with 6 points after eight rounds.
Then, on September 17, Dmitry Khokhlov left the coaching position at the Sochi football club. The agreement was terminated by agreement of the parties. The new coach of the team is Alexander Tochilin, who in the past led the Sochi team.
Krasnodar also stumbled in this round. On September 16, the team went to visit Akhmat Grozny. Already from the beginning, in the 3rd minute, the Krasnodar team lost the goal. Kadi Borges tied the score in the 40th minute. In the end, they tied 1:1 and only one point was scored.
Thus, Krasnodar continues to lead the Russian football championship standings with 18 points after 8 rounds, but the difference with Zenit has been reduced to 1 point.
Source: Rossa Primavera

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