On President Vladimir Putin’s orders, the Russian Transport Ministry has launched an inspection of companies operating tanker ...

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

After the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait, scientists discovered a dangerously high concentration of carcinogenic benzo(a)pyrene in the soil from the local beaches. This discovery raises serious ...

After the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait, scientists discovered a dangerous concentration of the carcinogenic compound ...

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

Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran ...

(AP) — An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it ...

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

Two Russian tankers carrying fuel oil broke up in the Kerch Strait in December, spilling fuel into the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Russia has sent clean-up crews to some of the affected areas, ...

Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia from annexed Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were badly damaged ...

MOSCOW. Feb 5 (Interfax) - The Russian Transport Ministry will check almost 500 Russian shipping companies that operate tankers for compliance with the rules for transportation of oil and petroleum ...

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