“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to Putin’s demonstrative statements about the “struggle” with the consequences of the fuel oil leak. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called Putin’s creation of a headquarters to eliminate oil pollution in the Black Sea a demonstrative “concern”. About 15,000-20,000 birds and more than 30 dolphins died due to the accident of Russian tankers.”, — write on: unn.ua
“Today’s instructions from Vladimir Putin regarding the liquidation of the consequences of a large-scale environmental disaster in the Black Sea look frankly demonstrative. In the period from December 15 to 31, 2024, leaks of oil products from damaged tankers in the Kerch Strait continued, while the Russian authorities did not use no effective measures to eliminate them. Only after the scale of the disaster became too obvious to hide its terrible ecological consequences, the Russian leadership began to show its alleged “concern”, Tykhi said.
He noted that the accident of the tankers “Volgoneft-212” and “Volgoneft-239”, which occurred in the Kerch Strait due to the use of outdated vessels and neglect of safety standards of navigation, confirm Russia’s inability to observe shipping safety.
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The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that this disaster is a direct consequence of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Russia’s criminal economic activity in the temporarily occupied territories and water bodies of Ukraine, which threatens not only the ecology of the region, but the lives and health of people in all Black Sea countries.
“Russia’s practice of first ignoring the problem, then admitting its inability to solve it, and ultimately leaving the entire Black Sea region alone with the consequences, is another proof of its international irresponsibility,” Tykhi said.
He noted that this is additional evidence that Russia’s use of the “shadow fleet” for illegal transportation not only brings billions to the aggressor, but also increases the risks of environmental disasters and losses for coastal states. That is why Ukraine calls for strengthening sanctions restrictions on the operators of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation.
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“We call on the world community to increase pressure on Russia to stop its illegal economic activities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and to hold it accountable for the transboundary damage to the environment and people,” said Tykhi.
Context
According to the Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security Council, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin pointedly criticized the work of the departments and ordered the creation of a headquarters for the elimination of oil pollution in the Black Sea. It took the Russian dictator almost a month for this “decisive step” – that’s how much time has passed since the collapse of fuel oil tankers in the Kerch Strait.
Scientist-biologist, head of the research department of the national park “Tuzlovsky lymany” Ivan Rusev reported that as a result of the fuel oil spill after the accident of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait, about 15-20 thousand birds have already died, but “this is only the visible part of the iceberg.”
The coast of occupied Feodosia, Alushta and Sudak suffered from fuel oil pollution. Satellite images have shown patches near ports and along coastlines, and environmentalists are warning of possible consequences.
It is also noted that more than 30 dolphins died near the shores of the occupied Crimea after the Volgoneft tanker accident. Oil pollution stretches for kilometers.