On the night of Dec. 15, 2024, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, sank in the Kerch Strait, a narrow ...

Oil spilled from two wrecked tankers has reached the shores of the southern Krasnodar region in Russia. Governor Veniamin ...

A wave of cancellations is sweeping through spas and children's camps in Anapa, a Russian town on the Black Sea. As the pollution from a huge December 2024 oil spill washes onto local beaches, many ...

Russia has initiated mandatory passport checks at the Kerch Bridge, enhancing security in response to a raised terrorist ...

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Full passport control has been introduced at the entrance to the bridge across the Kerch Strait from the mainland Krasnodar ...

From a series of fresh directives issued by US President Donald Trump after taking office to Russia’s efforts to contain the ...

The Cold War-era submarine base was converted to a museum after Ukraine’s independence, but it seems its original purpose has been restored.

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

Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates ... west as Lake Donuzlav on the Crimean Peninsula, which Russian illegally ...

The ministry statement said drones had also been destroyed over the border regions of Bryansk and Belgorod and the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula.