Russia, Black Sea and Oil Spill

Environmental Crisis in Crimea as Russia Responds to Black Sea Oil Spill
In December 2024, two aging Russian tankers were damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait, resulting in a significant oil spill that released approximately 2,400 metric tons of heavy fuel oil into the Black Sea.
Putin says more needs to be done to clean up Black Sea oil spill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ecological disaster.
More than 30 dolphins have died since an oil spill near southern Russia, experts say
A dolphin rescue center in Russia says 32 dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait near the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula.
Black Sea Oil Spill Widens, Russian Authorities Say
Emergency workers toiling to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea have detected seven new slicks, a Russian official told the TASS state news agency on Friday, as authorities struggle to mitigate the effects of the nearly month-old disaster.
New oil spill detected in Black Sea from stricken Russian tanker
Fresh oil started pouring from a stricken Russian tanker in the Black Sea on Friday, said officials in Moscow, as Ukraine warned of "terrible environmental consequences" from the spill.By trying to "conceal the terrible environmental consequences" Moscow had left the entire Black Sea region vulnerable to the fallout,
Putin Orders Federal Response to Environmental Disaster in Black Sea After Oil Spill
The Black Sea has recently faced a devastating environmental disaster due to an oil spill from Russian tankers. Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the situation and stated that current efforts to address the crisis are insufficient,
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Damaged Oil Tanker Springs New Leak in Southern Russia
Oil has begun leaking again from an oil tanker that ran aground at the Taman port in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region last ...
Russian tanker fuel spill could reach Ukraine's coast, Navy warns
The oil spilled into the Black Sea by two Russian tankers last month could soon reach Ukraine's southern coast in the ...
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Do Russians Really Support the War in Ukraine?
A group of sociologists found that few Russians were steadfast supporters of the war. Most had something more complicated to ...
Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol
Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the coast ...
‘An ecological disaster’: Russia deals with aftermath of massive fuel oil spill
Thousands are attempting to help lessen the damage, but some volunteers say the government is not doing enough to help.
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Ukraine fears oil spilt by Russian tankers could hit its shores
Fuel spilt by two Russian tankers in December could wash ashore in Ukraine, the navy fears. The Kyiv Independent quoted the ...
More than 30 dolphins wash up dead on beach after oil spill near southern Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the incident an "ecological disaster" as officials and volunteers attempt to clean ...
More Than 30 Dolphins Found Dead Off Crimea
Most of the more than 30 dolphins killed in a Russian oil spill in the Kerch Strait were from the endangered Azov species.
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Russia’s oil infrastructure targeted 81 times in 2024
In 2024, oil refineries and fuel depots on Russian territory and in occupied areas of Ukraine were attacked at least 81 times. Most of the strikes targeted oil facilities in southern Russia, according ...