Fuel oil from Russian tankers sunk in the Black Sea reached Feodosia, Alushta and Sudak – TsPD

Fuel oil from Russian Volgoneft tankers sunk in the Black Sea has already reached the northeastern coast of Crimea occupied by Russia – Feodosia, Alushta and Sudak, the Center for Combating Disinformation (CCP) says.

“The satellite images show that the oil slick has reached Feodosia, Alushta and Sudak. The beaches of Sevastopol are also polluted. The real picture of the consequences of the collapse of the Russian tankers is actually much scarier. Fuel oil in cold water has mostly sunk, but it will be brought to the surface of the water again and again during a storm or in case of warming,” the press service said.

The Center noted that “the occupation authorities continue to pretend that the situation is under control, thereby only deepening the problem.”

Earlier, on January 4, a state of regional emergency was declared in Sevastopol in the occupied Crimea due to fuel oil stains discovered on the shore, the head of the Russian-controlled city, Mykhailo Razvozhaev, said on January 4.

He claims that there is no mass pollution of the coastline in Sevastopol, but traces of fuel oil are found in various places.

On December 27, it became known that the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, introduced a state of emergency of federal (i.e. national) significance due to the spill of fuel oil in the Black Sea after the accident of two tankers.

Over the past few days, there have been more and more reports that oil products after the accident in the Kerch Strait have reached remote areas of the occupied Crimea – although in the first weeks, the pollution more affected the Russian Black Sea coast in the Krasnodar Territory, in particular, near the resort town of Anapa.

Two Russian Volgoneft fuel oil tankers had an accident in the Kerch Strait on December 15. According to the main version, it happened because of a storm.