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Articles with tag "Krasnodar"

Fire at Oil Refinery in Southern Russia Extinguished 3 Days After Ukrainian Drone Strike

The Tuapse refinery is one of Russia’s largest, with a reported annual processing capacity of 12 million metric tons of oil.

Russian Resort Town Sues Owners of Tankers That Spilled Oil Into Black Sea

Anapa City Hall said it had spent $2.4 million on cleanup efforts since the two ships were damaged in a storm in mid-December.
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Oil Still Washing Ashore in Southern Russia 2 Months After Black Sea Spill

Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said workers and volunteers have removed 148,000 metric tons of contaminated sand from affected beaches.
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Ukrainian Drones Hit Major Pipeline in Southern Russia, Disrupting Oil Supplies

The overnight attack targeted a pumping station of the Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Oil Depot Ablaze in Southern Russia, Authorities Say

The attack targeted the village of Novominskaya, where debris from a downed drone fell on an oil reservoir, regional officials said.
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Russian Scientists Warn of Dangerous Levels of Carcinogen Along Black Sea Coast

One expert compared the pollution to the U.S. military’s use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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Russian Officials Booking Vacations for Disabled Children to Oil-Contaminated Black Sea Resorts

Federal officials have warned that areas impacted by last month’s oil spill will not fully recover and be safe for tourists until 2026.
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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.
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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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