Russian Authorities stated that an oil leak from the 2 damaged tankers had reached the Crimean Peninsula which Russia had annexed from Ukraine.
The tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 were loaded with 9200 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when they were caught in a storm in December, causing them to spill their cargo into the sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called it an ecological disaster. He added that several volunteers had joined the massive cleanup...