Fuel oil from wrecked tankers reaches Crimea
The release of fuel oil into the sea and onto the shore from the wrecked tankers occurred on the Kerch Peninsula
Kerch Strait
Beach in Anapa cleaned of spilled oil
Volunteers and rescuers cleaned the beach in a Black Sea village of spilled oil, the Krasnodar Region emergency management service said in a statement. "Within one day of December 18, volunteers and rescuers cleaned …
More than 4 km of coastline in Anapa cleared of fuel oil spill consequences
The fight against the consequences of the fuel oil spill in the Black Sea continues in the Krasnodar Territory. Volunteers cleared more than 4 km of coastline in one day.
Crew of Russian tanker being rescued in Kerch Strait
The Russian tanker "Volgoneft", carrying more than 4 tons of fuel oil, was caught in a storm in the Kerch Strait. While the vessel is still afloat, its bow has been torn off, and a fuel leak is possible.
New missile corvette joins Russia's Black Sea Fleet
The missile corvette Tsiklon built at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch has joined the Russian Navy on July 12, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "An official ceremony took place at the Shipyard named after Butoma in …
Turkey reports closure of passage via Sea of Azov by Russia
The Russian side has closed the passage for ships loaded outside the country through the Kerch Strait to the Sea of Azov, the Main Directorate for Maritime Affairs under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey reports. …
Courts, kindergartens, schools, colleges being evacuated in wake of bomb threats in Kerch
All schools, kindergartens, colleges and courts are being evacuated in the wake of bomb threats in Kerch, the mayor of the Crimean city, Svyatoslav Brusakov, said on Monday. "All courts, schools, kindergartens and colleges have …
FSB: Ukrainian warship turns away from Kerch Strait
A command ship of the Ukrainian Navy, the Donbass, changed its course and turned away from the Kerch Strait, the public relations department of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday. "The Donbass command …
Intensity of Crimean Bridge traffic to increase
The intensity of the newly-opened Crimean Bridge traffic will increase as the number of routes of transporting companies expands, the Crimean Bridge information center said. "The intensity of bridge traffic will only increase as …
Ukraine trying to takes it out on Russian tanker?
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has detained Russia’s Nika Spirit tanker at the port of Izmail yesterday, claiming that it was the Neyma tanker that had blocked the movement of Ukrainian ships during the Kerch Strait incident, the SBU …
International swimmers cross Kerch Strait
Today, a mass swim of 42 athletes from different countries of the world, X-WATERS Kerch Strait, took place in Crimea. The swimmers crossed the Strait of Kerch, starting from the Chushka Spit in Taman and finishing in the area of the Yeni-Kale …
EU extends anti-Russia sanctions, blacklists another eight officials over Kerch Strait incident
The European Union has extended sanctions against certain Russian individuals for another six months, the Council of the EU said in a statement. According to the document, the restrictive measures, which expire on March 15, are extended …
Merkel snubbed US demand to send German warships to Russia's backyard
Angela Merkel resisted US pressure to deploy German Navy warships to the Kerch Strait for naval exercises during her February 16 meeting with the US Vice President Mike Pence on the …
EU approves anti-Russia sanctions over Kerch Strait incident
EU ambassadors have agreed to impose asset freezes and visa bans on eight Russians over the incident near the Kerch Strait in November, according to several sources familiar with the discussions. The sanctions backed by the ambassadors …
U.S. spy plane conducts reconnaissance close to Crimea
The U.S. maritime patrol aircraft conducted reconnaissance near the coast of the Crimean peninsula - Sevastopol and the Kerch Strait. The P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane with the tail number 168848 took off from the military …
ECHR turns down Kiev’s request for interim measures concerning Kerch Strait incident
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has turned down Ukraine’s request for interim measures concerning the detention of Ukrainian navy ships in the Kerch Strait, the Russian Justice Ministry said. "The arguments and …
U.S. senators re-introduce Russian sanctions bill
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill that would impose stiff new sanctions on Russia over its meddling in U.S. elections and aggression against Ukraine. The new restrictions would target banks, Russia's LNG projects …
U.S. and EU preparing new sanctions against Russia - media
The United States and European Union are close to agreeing new sanctions against Russia over the Kerch strait incident. The measures are expected to be discussed at a meeting of EU foreign ministers next Monday and could be …
Ships on fire in Black Sea in Russia's territorial waters
The Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transportation has confirmed that two tankers on fire in the Black Sea are in Russia's territorial waters, the agency's press service said. "The two tankers on fire are drifting and …
Putin extends condolences over death of Turkish sailors in Kerch Strait tanker fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday expressed condolences over the death of Turkish sailors in …
