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Articles with tag "Krasnodar"

Dozens of Volunteers Seek Medical Help Amid Black Sea Oil Spill Clean Up, Health Officials Say

Health officials said they set up six medical stations in cleanup zones, with mobile medical teams patrolling affected coastal areas.

Teenager Dies After Volunteering to Clean Up Oil Spill in Southern Russia – Reports

Pro-Kremlin media said the student suffered from chronic asthma, raising concerns about whether exposure to toxic fumes led to his death.
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Damaged Oil Tanker Springs New Leak in Southern Russia

Russia’s Transportation Ministry said the latest slick measured around 2,800 square meters.
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Russia Declares Federal Emergency Over Black Sea Oil Spill

Criticism over the government’s handling of the cleanup efforts has grown over the past week.
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Krasnodar Declares Regional Emergency as Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup Stalls

The move will allow authorities to allocate additional resources, mobilize emergency services and request federal assistance if needed.
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Bastrykin Orders Criminal Investigation Into Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup

Investigators expressed concerns over a “failure” to address the environmental disaster and highlighted cleanup efforts by volunteers.
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‘Left to Fend for Themselves’: Volunteers Step Up as Russian Government Falters in Black Sea Oil Spill Response

Volunteers told MT about being forced to buy their own protective equipment and cleaning supplies as they scrub beaches clean of oil.
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Storm Triggers Flooding in Southern Russia’s Sochi

Meteorologists said one month’s worth of precipitation fell in Sochi over the past day.
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Oil Spill Washes Up on Russia’s Black Sea Coast After Storm Hits Aging Tankers

State media estimate that more than 3,000 metric tons of mazut oil may have leaked into the Kerch Strait.
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Russian Tankers Caught in Storm May Have Leaked 3K Tons of Oil Products – State Media

Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Alexander Kozlov told reporters it was “too early” to assess the extent of the spillage. 
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Russian Court Jails Ukrainian Man Over Ex-Submarine Commander’s Murder

Sergei Denysenko was arrested after army recruitment officer and former submarine commander Stanislav Rzhitsky was shot dead while jogging in a park.
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Russia Says Shot Down Ukrainian Drone Barrage

Kyiv said it was carrying out the strikes in response to Russian bombardment of its territory.
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Ukrainian Missile Strike Sets Railway Ferry Ablaze in Krasnodar Region

There were no immediate details on the extent of the damage or whether anyone was injured in the missile strike.
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At Least 1 Killed in Ukrainian Strike on Russian Ferry Port

Port Kavkaz is one of Russia’s largest passenger ports, and it connects mainland Russia with annexed Crimea through a railroad and ferry line.
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Liquor Store in Southern Russia Explodes

A gas explosion ripped through storefronts in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region, injuring at least four people, investigators said.
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Southern Russian Heat Wave Knocks Out Power for Over 500K People

Temperatures have soared to nearly 40 degrees Celsius in some regions of southern Russia.
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Wave of Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russia Kills 1

Authorities in the southern Krasnodar region said a worker at a heating station was killed when a drone struck near the facility.
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Overnight Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russia Kill 1, Set Oil Depots Ablaze

Authorities in the Krasnodar region said a home had been “completely destroyed” and one woman was killed in the town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Oil Depot Fire in Southern Russia

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems destroyed 29 Ukrainian drones and five missiles over the Krasnodar region.
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Russia Says Destroyed Ukrainian Drones, Missiles Near Crimea

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that eight U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles were shot down over the Sea of Azov.
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