Fuel oil has reached the southern coast of Crimea, according to our subscribers. Rocks are covered in a black film. Birds sitting on the rocks are covered in fuel oil,” the outlet wrote. The images were reportedly taken on the Melas beach in the village of Sanatorne,

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One tanker sank and another ran aground on December 15 in the Kerch Strait between Russia and the annexed Crimean peninsula.

Authorities estimate the tankers were carrying 9,200 tons of fuel oil, of which approximately 40% potentially leaked into the sea. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the situation as "truly critical.

On December 25, 2024, the governor of Russia's Krasnodar region declared a region-wide state of emergency following a significant oil spill in the Black Sea. The spill occurred on December 15 when two aging tankers,