A fuel oil spill from Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait has washed ashore near Odesa, according to ecologist Ivan Rusev.

Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.

An emergency task force has arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region to deal with the continuing consequences of an oil ...

A total of 32 dolphins have died in a Russian oil spill in the Kerch Strait between Crimea and Russia's southern Krasnodar region, an animal rescue group has said. Russia's Delfa Dolphin Rescue ...

Oil was found on four beaches in the region and was 'promptly eliminated' by local authorities working together with volunteers, the regional governor said. #EuropeNews ...

Emergency workers toiling to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea have detected seven new slicks, a Russian official told ...

More than 10,000 people have been working to shovel up the oil from beaches following an oil spill in the Black Sea in ...

Ukraine has accused Russia of a cover-up over the spill of thousands of barrels of oil from two tankers that split in two ...

An emergency task force led by Emergency Situations Minister Kurenkov arrived in Russia's Krasnodar region amid a worsening ...

The Russian government declared a federal emergency in response to the oil spill. Cleanup efforts have involved around 8,500 ...

Russia-Appointed Officials in Crimea Declare Emergency as Oil Spill Reaches Sevastopol Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was ...

Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency ... Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the oil spill an “ecological disaster.” ...