An oil slick about seven kilometers long has been found in the sea near Tuapse

An oil slick about seven kilometers long has been found in the sea near Tuapse

It can be seen in satellite images from April 19. Photos from the company RiskSat were published by the Telegram channel of the Transparent World project, which conducts rapid environmental monitoring based on satellite data.

The operational headquarters of Krasnodar Krai said on April 20 that the aftermath of an oil product spill following a drone attack is being cleaned up in Tuapse. The oil slick is located one and a half miles from the port of Tuapse; it is the result of the attack carried out on the night of April 16, which damaged the infrastructure of the marine terminal, the headquarters added.

The contaminated area of the waters amounts to 10,000 square meters, Krasnodar Krai authorities said, citing specialists’ assessment.

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