The Volgoneft-212 was carrying thousands of barrels of oil when it ran aground late Sunday and damaged its hull. A second tanker was also damaged.

On Sunday, two Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait on the Black Sea caused a disaster, leaking several thousand tons of heavy fuel oil into the water. Greenpeace is sounding the alarm: "Russia's militarization of the Black and Azov Seas has led to another ecological disaster,

On Sunday, two Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait on the Black Sea caused a disaster. Several thousand tonnes of heavy fuel oil began leaking into the water. Greenpeace is sounding the alarm: "Russia's militarisation of the Black and Azov Seas has led to another ecological disaster,