Black Sea, Putin and Oil Spill

Putin says more needs to be done to clean up Black Sea oil spill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ecological disaster.
Putin Criticizes Slow Response to Black Sea Oil Spill
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized Russian officials for their slow response to what he described as the country’s most serious environmental disaster in recent memory. “This is practically one of the most serious environmental challenges we’ve faced in recent years,
A Black Sea Oil Spill Killed Over 30 Cetaceans In December
The Black Sea is home to different cetacean species — some endangered — and it was the site of an oil spill in the middle of December that killed 31 of them.
Russia's Putin orders authorities to ramp up efforts to control Black Sea oil spill
Russian president emphasizes urgency of addressing oil spill after 2 oil tankers were damaged and 1 later sank in storm south of Kerch Strait - Anadolu Ajansı
Heavy fuel oil makes Black Sea spill hard to clean up
The oil spill in the Black Sea that has hit Russian and Crimean coasts since mid-December is particularly hard to clean up because it involves a "heavy" fuel that is less likely to float.
Oil spill in Black Sea smaller than first thought, Russia says
Russian investigators have determined that an oil spill from two tankers in the Black Sea last month was smaller than initially thought, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday.
Putin describes fuel oil spill in Black Sea as one of most serious environmental challenges in years
MOSCOW. Jan 9 (Interfax) - The recent spill of fuel oil resulting from the wreck of tankers in the Black Sea is one of the most serious environmental challenges in years, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russian authorities' handling of Black Sea oil spill criticized: 'It's the worst-case scenario'
In southwestern Russia, thousands of volunteers are cleaning up the beaches polluted by the sinking of two oil tankers in the Black Sea on December 15, 2024. However, scientists and NGOs consider the resources and equipment deployed to be insufficient.
Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill
Fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea by two storm-wrecked Russian tankers was washed ashore in southwestern Russia.
Clean-up Operation Launched On Beaches Of The Black Sea Following Oil Spill
Emergency workers clean up the beaches of the Black Sea in southern Russia following an oil spill which occured on December 15. Russia's Delfa centre, which rescues and provides rehabilitation for dolphins,
Oil spill from sunken Russian tankers kills over 60 whales and marine mammals in the Black Sea
The ecological catastrophe began December 15, when two Russian oil tankers, the Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239, sank ...
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Oil spill kills dozens of dolphins on Russian Black Sea coast: Animal rescue group
Delfa Dolphin Rescue and Research Center says it found 61 dead cetaceans with over half killed 'likely due to fuel oil spill' ...