Russia-installed occupation officials in Crimea declared a regional emergency on January 4 as oil came ashore in the city of Sevastopol from a spill that has plagued the region since last month. Russia’s southern region and the occupied Crimean Peninsula have been covered by fuel oil from two tankers that ran aground in the ecologically sensitive waters on December 15. Authorities in Russia's Krasnodar region also declared a state of emergency on December 25, with officials saying that thousands of people -- crews and volunteers -- were still working to clean up the spill of mazut -- a heavy, low-quality fuel oil -- in what some Russian officials have termed an “ecological disaster.” To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia-Installed Officials Declare Oil-Spill Emergency In Occupied Sevastopol
- By Current Time
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