From the Kerch Strait to the Gulf of Finland: The Simulation of a Sea “Cleanup”, russia’s Diesel Deal and the Threat to the Baltic
An analysis of the announced Volgoneft fuel-oil recovery, continuing Sentinel-1 observations in the Black Sea, and the environmental risks of russian fuel shipping in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland.
TuzlyResilience Project Launched: Communities and Environmentalists Unite to Strengthen the Resilience of the Tuzly Lagoons Coast
Presented in Budapest, TuzlyResilience is a 30-month Ukrainian project to strengthen coastal resilience around Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park through monitoring, nature-based protection and community-led action.
The Danube Is Running Low: Why Europe’s Great River Is Losing Water and What It Means for Ukraine
Danube water levels and discharge have fallen sharply. Ruslan Havryliuk explains the roles of heat, river regulation, wetland and forest loss, and the consequences for water supply, ports and ecosystems in southern Ukraine.
Grain, Oil or Fuel: What Was Really Burning at the Port of Taman
Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and NASA FIRMS data show a multi-day fuel fire at Taman port and the subsequent drift of surface pollution along the Kerch Peninsula. The analysis separates established observations from hypotheses and assesses risks to the Black Sea.
Sinking of Golden Leo: Environmental Risks in the Black Sea
Golden Leo lies on the seabed off Odesa with fuel, bilge water and a cargo of corn still capable of affecting surface waters, bottom waters and marine sediments.
201 Vessels Hit — but Not 201 Fires: Satellite Analysis of Operation Molochka
Green Leaf and NECU researchers analysed NASA FIRMS, Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data from July 2026 to assess vessel fires, surface oil pollution and the environmental consequences of Operation Molochka in the Sea of Azov.
Scientific Research into War Impacts on the Black Sea Coast in Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park
The SUNDANSE team surveyed the Black Sea coast in Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park, recording heavy fuel oil, Russian aircraft debris and new cetacean deaths.
Environmental Evidence Platform: Interactive Map of Pollution and Damage to the Black Sea
The Environmental Evidence Platform combines satellite data, field observations, photographs and scientific analysis to document pollution and long-term damage to the Black Sea caused by russia’s aggression.
Elektrostal, July 2026: A Spatial-Dynamic Analysis of the Environmental Consequences of Strikes on Logistics and Fuel Infrastructure
Sentinel-2 imagery, atmospheric transport, combustion chemistry, public-health risks, and the limits of official air-quality monitoring Vladislav Balinsky — chemist, biologist, and editor-in-chief of the online