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Russia’s Black Sea beaches in Anapa have been declared unfit for swimming following last December’s oil spill. But that hasn’t stopped local officials from organizing children’s summer camps and preparing to welcome vacationers. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/22/blackened-feet-and-potential-poisonings

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"More #russian environmental crimes!"

Dead fish have started washing up again on the shores of #Crimea in the past several days, local Telegram channels report.

The #Russian authorities claim that it has nothing to do with the pollution from last year's #Volgoneft oil spill, and in fact, that #Black_Sea fish is completely safe to consume

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"If only #russia wasn't so criminal!" 😡

❤️ A swan saved from fuel oil "hugged" a volunteer in #Anapa. The touched girl couldn't hold back her tears.

In total, about 2.4 thousand tons of fuel oil leaked into the #Black_Sea from the sunken #Volgoneft tankers. Only 17% of the birds rescued in #Kuban survived , the animal rehabilitation centre said.

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"You want an international disaster? Call #russia!" 😡

Birds covered with fuel oil flew to the #Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park in the #Odesa region (photo 1).

They were also noticed on the #Black_Sea coast of #Georgia (#Gonio, #Batumi, #Kobuleti, #Ureki, #Poti, #Anaklia) and unrecognized #Abkhazia (#Gagra, #Bichvinta, #Sukhumi) (photo 2).

The #Volgoneft disaster is becoming international in scale.

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691

Two #Volgoneft tankers were recently wrecked in the #Kerch_Strait, causing a massive oil spill that created an environmental disaster. Despite this, reports from #Crimea.Realii reveal that #Russia continues to use #Volgoneft tankers to supply fuel to its occupying forces in #Crimea and the temporarily occupied territories of _Kherson and #Zaporizhzhia. These tankers, ill-suited for stormy conditions and winter navigation, have been spotted in the #Black and #Azov_Seas, transporting oil products

Kerch Strait Oil Spill

Early in the morning of 15 December 2024, two Russian-flagged #Volgoneft river-sea class #oil #tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were caught in a storm just south of the #KerchStrait. Volgoneft-212, which was reportedly carrying approximately 4,900 tonnes of fuel oil, split in half and sank, resulting in an #OilSpill...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kerch_Strait_oil_spill

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2024 Kerch Strait oil spill - Wikipedia

"How much of the world's nature will #putins_russia destroy?"

Six dead dolphins were found washed up on the shores of #Novorossiysk, according to #Russian Telegram channels. The likely cause is the #Volgoneft fuel oil spill, which poses a serious threat to marine life in the region. The #Black_Sea is home to three species of sea mammals—the bottlenose dolphin, common dolphin, and harbour porpoise—all of which are classified as endangered.

😭 The first dead dolphin was found on the #Black_Sea coast after a fuel oil spill.

The pollution zone on the coast of #Krasnodar_Krai after two accidents with #Volgoneft tankers in the #Kerch #Strait has grown to 50 km. A state of emergency has been declared in #Anapa, and volunteers are rescuing animals and birds covered in fuel oil who found themselves in the zone of the ecological disaster.

"So the 3rd tanker didn't sink?"

#Russian Telegram channels report that a third #Volgoneft vessel carrying 4,000 tons of #mazut has reported leaking in one of the tanks.

So far, #mazut hasn't leaked into the sea. It's unclear whether another environmental disaster can be avoided.

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691

Beschadigde tankers Volgoneft 212 en 239 in Straat van Kertsj bevatten 62.000 olievaten [+video’s] | Transport Online