Since the beginning of the liquidation of the consequences of Russia's tanker accident, 592,534 tonnes of soil contaminated with <a target=_blank h

“On the eve of the UN conference on Oceans, UNEP is ready to provide Ukraine with technical assistance in assessing the damage caused to the Black Sea ecosystem by this disaster. This will be an important step in overcoming the consequences of the accident,” the response reads.

A Russian official said a recent oil spill in the Black Sea was unprecedented and could have been avoided, highlighting the age of the vessels involved.

Emergency teams were continuing to clean up a massive oil spill staining the Kerch Strait in Russia. Footage shows excavators scooping up the black slick along the Crimean and Russian coasts. Authorities said more than 167,

KRASNODAR. Jan 23 (Interfax) - The number of dolphins killed by a fuel oil spill from wrecked tankers in the Kerch Strait has grown to 68-69, Director of the Delpha dolphin rescue research and environmental center Tatyana Belei told Interfax. "The deaths of 68-69 dolphins have been recorded since December 15," Belei said.