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.

The head of Moscow-annexed Crimea warned Wednesday there was a "high risk" the peninsula would suffer severe environmental damage from an oil spill in the Black Sea.

Authorities in Crimea have declared a regional emergency after oil from storm-damaged tankers reached the shores of ...

Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, ...

Most of the more than 30 dolphins killed in a Russian oil spill in the Kerch Strait were from the endangered Azov species.

Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the coast ...

Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared ...

Released January 4, 2025 Russia declared a regional state of emergency in Crimea on Saturday, as workers cleared tons of ...

much of which spilled into the Kerch Strait between mainland Russia and annexed Crimea. Putin last week labelled the spill an “environmental disaster.” At least 3,700 tons of heavy oil were ...