Black Sea, Putin and fuel oil

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.
Putin Criticizes Slow Response to Black Sea Oil Spill
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized Russian officials for their slow response to what he described as the country’s most serious environmental disaster in recent memory. “This is practically one of the most serious environmental challenges we’ve faced in recent years,
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.
A Black Sea Oil Spill Killed Over 30 Cetaceans In December
The Black Sea is home to different cetacean species — some endangered — and it was the site of an oil spill in the middle of December that killed 31 of them.
Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea
Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month.
Federal emergency due to oil spill in the Black Sea: all known facts and consequences
The Russian government made the declaration after a number of its tankers were sank in the body of water between itself, Ukraine, Turkey and Romania.
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,
Clean-up Operation Launched On Beaches Of The Black Sea Following Oil Spill
Emergency workers clean up the beaches of the Black Sea in southern Russia following an oil spill which occured on December 15. Russia's Delfa centre, which rescues and provides rehabilitation for dolphins,
Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill
Fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea by two storm-wrecked Russian tankers was washed ashore in southwestern Russia.

Black Sea, Russian helicopters and Ukrainian Navy

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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.
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 ...
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 ...