A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s Beaches
Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.
Russian Black Sea Fleet Debuts 'New Method' To Offset Ukrainian Drones
Russia's beleaguered Black Sea Fleet has developed a "new method" of fending off persistent Ukrainian naval drone attacks, according to a new analysis. While most of its global naval forces remain ...
Russia's oil tanker crash causes 'worst ecological catastrophe,' with Black Sea in need of a decade to recover
On the night of Dec. 15, 2024, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, sank in the Kerch Strait, a narrow ...
As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response
Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up ...
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As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response
Over the past month, the popular Black Sea resort beaches ... dead animals turned up on Crimea and near its city of Sevastopol, areas Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
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Ukrainian winemaker, US vets team up on a mission: showing the best of Ukraine, one glass at a time
A group of former American military officers and diplomats who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery owner to ...