A map made by Newsweek shows some of the 80 attacks Ukraine conducted on Russian oil refineries and depots in 2024.

Thousands are attempting to help lessen the damage, but some volunteers say the government is not doing enough to help.

Russian officials warned of severe environmental damage Wednesday as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait,

Authorities in Russia’s southern region of Krasnodar declare a region-wide emergency as oil continues to wash ashore, 10-days after two tankers collided in the Black Sea. View on euronews

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. #EuropeNews

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the incident an "ecological disaster" as officials and volunteers attempt to clean beaches contaminated with the heavy oil.

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.

Ukrainian drone attacks are typically focused on the areas directly along the Ukraine-Russia border, with some targeting regions further into Russia. Saratov is located in southwestern Russia about 450 kilometers from Ukraine.

In this photo released by Sevastopol mayor Mikhail Razvozhaev telegram channel on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, veterinarians clean a bird after tons of fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken

A region-wide state of emergency was declared in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region as oil continued washing up on the coastline. On 15 December, two ageing Russian oil tankers collided after ...

In the Russian city of Engels, Saratov region, an oil storage facility at the local airbase is on fire after a drone attack in the early hours of Wed