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Black Sea oil spill widens, Russian authorities say
Emergency workers toiling to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea have detected seven new slicks, a Russian official told the TASS state news agency on Friday, as authorities struggle to mitigate the effects of the nearly month-old disaster.
New oil spill detected in Black Sea from stricken Russian tanker
Fresh oil started pouring from a stricken Russian tanker in the Black Sea on Friday, said officials in Moscow, as Ukraine warned of "terrible environmental consequences" from the spill.By trying to "conceal the terrible environmental consequences" Moscow had left the entire Black Sea region vulnerable to the fallout,
Number of Russian helicopter sorties over Black Sea - Navy spox
On December 31, 2024, Magura V5 missile-equipped naval drones made history, for the first time downing two Russian Mi-8 helicopters over the Black Sea. The operation was a unique case where unmanned platforms at sea were used to intercept enemy aircraft.
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.
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.
Russia's Black Sea Problems Are Getting Worse
Russia continues to suffer military defeats in the strategically vital Black Sea, one of Moscow's most crucial avenues for political and economic influence into the Mediterranean and beyond. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment.
Russia cleans up 86,000 tons of contaminated soil after Black Sea oil spill
More than 10,000 people have been working to shovel up viscous, foul-smelling fuel oil from sandy beaches in and around Anapa, a popular summer resort. Environmental groups have reported deaths of dolphins,
Russia clears thousands of tons of contaminated sand after Black Sea oil spill
Russian rescue workers have cleared more than 86,000 metric tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday (Jan 4).
Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea
Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russia-installed governor of the city of Sevastopol, said new traces of minor pollution required urgent elimination and declared a state of emergency in the city - giving authorities more power to take swift decisions such as ordering citizens to evacuate their homes.
Putin Criticises Oil Spill Cleanup, Weeks After It Began
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticised the clean up of a major oil spill in the Black Sea and created a new task force to take over the operation, almost four weeks after the spill began.
Putin Orders Federal Response to Environmental Disaster in Black Sea After Oil Spill
The Black Sea has recently faced a devastating environmental disaster due to an oil spill from Russian tankers. Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the situation and stated that current efforts to address the crisis are insufficient,
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Ukraine calls on West to step up counteraction to Russia's shadow fleet after environmental disaster in Black Sea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on its partners to step up counteraction to Russia's shadow fleet of ...
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Black Sea update: no enemy warships off Crimea coast
No Russian warships have been spotted in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as of Wednesday morning. — Ukrinform.
Ukrainian sea drone brings down Russian helicopter for first time
A Ukrainian sea drone has destroyed a Russian helicopter off the coast of Crimea for the first time. Footage of the attack ...
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Russian ships exit the Black Sea as Ukrainian tactics succeed
Russian missile ships have left the Black Sea, reports the Ukrainian navy. Currently, no ships belong to the arsenal of the ...
Russia's naval base problems could be a big blow to its submarine force
Russia's only known submarine in the Mediterranean Sea, the Kilo-class Novorossiysk, was spotted leaving the region last week ...
Exclusive: Austria's OMV agrees to supply Romanian gas to Germany, sources say
Austria's OMV has struck a deal to supply Germany's Uniper with gas from its Black Sea project from 2027, three people ...
Ukraine Claims Its Drone Boats Are Now Launching Kamikaze FPV Drones At Russian Shore Targets
Ukraine has claimed that it’s successfully used uncrewed surface vessels (USV), better known as drone boats, to launch aerial ...