People who grew up by the sea convinced that winter gives seaside resort towns a special charm. With the onset of cold weather, the population literally shrinks, the only sounds that are left are ...

Roman Sinvyavskey faces up to five years in prison for operating short-term rentals on behalf of sanctioned Russian ...

The Russian government declared a federal emergency in response to the oil spill. Cleanup efforts have involved around 8,500 ...

More than 147,000 tonnes of contaminated sand and soil have been removed from beaches in southern Russia and Crimea so far.

The spill began on December 15, when two ageing Russian tankers were caught in a storm off the Kerch Strait linking Crimea to southern ... had thrown oil onto some beaches.

The head of Moscow-annexed Crimea warned Wednesday there was a "high risk" the peninsula would suffer severe environmental damage from an oil spill in the Black Sea.

The head of Moscow-annexed Crimea warned on Wednesday there was a "high risk" the peninsula would suffer severe environmental damage from an oil spill in t..

Authorities in Crimea have declared a regional emergency after oil from storm-damaged tankers reached the shores of ...

More than 10,000 people have been working to shovel up viscous, foul-smelling fuel oil from sandy beaches in and around Anapa, a summer resort. Listen to Story New traces of minor pollution required ...

Thousands are attempting to help lessen the damage, but some volunteers say the government is not doing enough to help.

foul-smelling fuel oil from sandy beaches around Anapa, a summer resort. Environmental groups have reported the deaths of dolphins, porpoises and seabirds in the incident. The Emergencies Ministry ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the incident an "ecological disaster" as officials and volunteers attempt to clean ...