Russian taskforce arrives in Krasnodar as oil spill from tankers in Kerch Strait spreads

The Kerch Strait is an important global shipping route, providing passage from the inland Sea of Azov to the Black Sea and has been a key point of conflict between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow..

More than 30 dolphins dead in southern Russia oil spill, animal rescue group says

Fuel oil spilled out of two tankers nearly three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, about 250 kilometres from Sevastopol on the southwest of the occupied Crimean Peninsula.

Oil spills in Russian-occupied Crimea are an 'ecological disaster'

After an oil spill from two Russian 'Volgoneft' tankers in the Kerch Strait, volunteers have been cleaning up the coastline in Moscow-occupied Crimea.

More than a thousand birds saved from pollution in the Black Sea

Following the sinking of two Russian oil tankers during a storm in the Kerch Strait, volunteers and rescuers are actively taking part in the operation to clean up contaminated soil along the Black Sea..

Environmental disaster in the Black Sea

Russian regional authorities reported on Tuesday that around 35km of coastline had been contaminated by oil after two ships were badly damaged by storms in the Kerch Strait . A state of emergency has..

Oil stains wash ashore after storm damages Russian oil tankers

One of the two Russian oil tankers damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait on Sunday spilled an estimated 3,700 tonnes of oil.