Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up ...

For many months, Ukrainians have been attacking targets in occupied Crimea. During one of these attacks, debris from a launched missile reportedly fell on residents relaxing on the beach in ...

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Ukrainian guerrilla group Atesh claimed half of the families of Rosgvardia officers had left Crimea, fearing potential combat ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the incident an "ecological disaster" as officials and volunteers attempt to clean beaches contaminated with the heavy oil.

Moscow (AFP) – Fresh oil started pouring from a stricken Russian tanker in the Black Sea on Friday, said officials in Moscow, as Ukraine warned of "terrible environmental consequences" from the ...

MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Emergency workers toiling to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea have detected seven new slicks, a Russian official told the TASS state news agency on Friday, as ...

Heavy fuel oil has been washing up on hundreds of kilometres of beaches along Russia's southern coast and on the annexed peninsula of Crimea since two ageing Russian tankers were caught in a storm in ...