Authorities in Russia’s Volgograd region and the Republic of Tatarstan have signed at least 14 government contracts for ...

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Specialists of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) have conducted over 800 tests of fish harvested in the Black Sea but found no inconsistences ...

Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up ...

Specialists have reported new traces of oil on the beaches of the Krasnodar Region following a spill caused by a tanker accident in the Kerch Strait, the Russian Emergencies Ministry's press service ...

Russians are ditching their summer holiday plans at popular Black Sea destinations because of an oil spill, while local ...

Oil spilled from two wrecked tankers has reached the shores of the southern Krasnodar region in Russia. Governor Veniamin ...

A wave of cancellations is sweeping through spas and children's camps in Anapa, a Russian town on the Black Sea. As the pollution from a huge December 2024 oil spill washes onto local beaches, many ...

A BBC graphic showing the spread of the oil towards Anapa. BBC Verify has analysed reports in Russian ... news Russia suffering 'environmental catastrophe' after oil spill in Kerch Strait for this day ...

Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia ...