Russian Anti-Air Missile Reportedly Misses Its Target, Hits Apartments Near Krasnodar

Video and photos from Novaya Adygeya near Krasnodar show what open-source analysts and a Russian military Telegram channel described as a Russian S-300 or S-400 air defense missile veering off course and striking a parking area next to a residential building during an air raid, according to according to eyewitness videos and local reports.

Independent OSINT project Voennyi Osvedomitel said the available footage indicated the interceptor missile hit the parking area on the outskirts of Krasnodar and that nearby residential buildings were damaged, while Supernova+ described the incident as a strike by an S-300 missile on a house. 

Adygea’s head Murat Kumpilov said earlier that “a UAV impact was recorded” in the Takhtamukay district and that a fire affected a multi-apartment building and a parking area with cars in Novaya Adygeya, adding that “all those who need it will receive the necessary assistance” and that authorities would set up temporary accommodation, without specifying whether anyone was injured. 

Authorities in Krasnodar, across the Kuban River from Novaya Adygeya, said no damage was recorded in the city after air defenses repelled a drone attack, while the Krasnodar region’s operational headquarters said the drone threat remained in several coastal areas and that temporary restrictions were introduced at the airports of Krasnodar, Sochi and Gelendzhik.

Earlier, it was reported that Ukraine’s security service said multiple Russian air-defense systems—including S-300 and S-400 variants—were confirmed destroyed or neutralized as part of a broader campaign against Russia’s air-defense network.

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