Russia's only known submarine in the Mediterranean Sea, the Kilo-class Novorossiysk, was spotted leaving the region last week.

An animal rescue group said 61 dead cetaceans - an order of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins - had been recorded since the oil spill.

Successful strikes on enemy military targets, including in the temporarily occupied Crimea, have complicated the use of the military naval base in Sevastopol for the Russians, Oleksiy Neizhpapa, Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

Volunteers in Sevastopol clear contaminated sand afterRussia declares an emergency following Black Sea oil spill:: January 4, 2025:: Olga Sheiko, Volunteer"I think it is a colossal problem at this moment not only for Crimea but for the whole Russia.

Fuel oil spilled out of two tankers nearly three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, about 250 kilometres from Sevastopol on the southwest of the occupied Crimean Peninsula. #EuropeNews

Russia launched nearly 100 attacks in the Kursk region in the last 24 hours, according to the latest update from the Ukrainian general staff, in a bid to reverse Kyiv’s recent gains. It made up nearly half of the assaults reported by Ukraine over the last day across the entire, roughly 640-mile front line.

Authorities in Crimea have declared a regional emergency after oil from storm-damaged tankers reached the shores of Sevastopol the peninsula largest city and a key strategic location

Fuel oil spilled out of two storm-hit tankers three weeks ago in Kerch Strait. Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected ...

from Sevastopol. One sank and the other ran aground, pouring around 2,400 tonnes of a heavy fuel oil called mazut into the surrounding waters, Russia’s transport ministry said. “A small oil ...

Examining Russia's losses in Crimea, Japan, WWI & Afghanistan. How historical defeats expose vulnerabilities in Russian military power & impact Ukraine today.

Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk.