More than 25 flights are delayed from departure from Sochi airport, this figure may increase, TASS was informed by the airport press service. Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at the Sochi airport on the night of August 3 - they were in effect from 02:26 and were lifted at 04:55.

According to the airport as of 09:15 Moscow time, five aircraft have returned from alternate airfields and will be sent to their destination cities after servicing. One aircraft from Samara to Sochi remains at the alternate airfield due to the crew's rest period.

26 flights are delayed from Sochi airport. Taking into account rolling delays, this figure may increase. As a result, airlines will stabilize their schedules within two days, the report says.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on the night of August 3, air defense forces destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones over seven regions of the Russian Federation and 60 over the Black Sea. One UAV was shot down over Krasnodar Krai and Crimea.

In the Adler district of Sochi, fragments of a drone fell into a tank with oil products, causing a fire. The fire soon spread to another tank, the operational headquarters reported. Five garages on Aviatsionnaya Street were damaged. A store caught fire on the same street. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.