The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles (kilometers) of coastline along the Black Sea. Two Russian ships, the Volgoneft-239 and the Volgoneft-212, were badly damaged in ...

Russia's Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center said the deaths are "most likely related to the fuel oil spill." The center said on the messaging app Telegram that a total of 61 dead cetaceans ...

Putin acknowledged the extent of the disaster and dispatched senior officials to deal with Russia’s largest oil spill in years, which has befouled some of the country’s most popular beaches.

Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. A senior Russian ...

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, Russian Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, second left, speaks to ...

Russia’s Transportation Ministry has described the spill as “the world’s first accident involving ‘heavy’ M100 fuel oil” and said it would be extremely difficult to collect it from the ...

Russia’s Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center said the deaths are “most likely related to the fuel oil spill.” The center said on the messaging app Telegram that a total of 61 dead ...

Moscow: Russia warned on Saturday of severe environmental damage from a huge oil spill in the Black Sea caused when two tankers collided in a storm near Crimea, which declared a state of emergency.