Two Russian tankers crashed in the Kerch Strait on 15 December, causing an oil spill which washed up on the coast of Russiaʼs Krasnodar Krai. Local residents have been recording the oil-contaminated coastline and publishing footage of birds affected by the oil spill.

Russia's state media say an estimated 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil has spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ships were seriously damaged by stormy weather.

Russian officials confirmed the oil spill, but said that experts were still working to assess its full impact and extent. The Kerch Strait separates the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula from Russia and is an important global shipping route, providing ...