What happened in the Kerch Strait on 15 December 2024 may cause the largest environmental disaster in the Black Sea in recent decades. As a result of the accident involving two Russian tankers, more than 8,000 tonnes of fuel oil may have spilled into the sea. Ukraine’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources estimates the damage to the Black Sea ecosystem caused by the fuel-oil spill from the Russian tanker accident in the Kerch Strait at more than $14 billion.
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