Russia now views the Kerch Strait, the Sea of Azov, and potentially even parts of the Black Sea as its waters. Russia wants these waters to be seen as part of its 21st-century empire," he said.

"Units of the Marine Rescue Service surveyed more than 1.5 sq km in the Kerch Strait area over the past period; twenty-five tons of oil-containing liquid were gathered.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia presided over the bridge’s opening, personally driving a truck across the link between Russia and Crimea — land seized from Ukraine in 2014.

The Emergencies Ministry said Saturday that over 155,000 tons of contaminated sand and soil had been collected since oil spilled out of two tankers during a storm four weeks ago in the Kerch ...

The Kerch Bridge, also known as the Crimean Bridge, is a significant piece of infrastructure that connects the Crimean ...

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and 31 months of fighting since saw the pair firing legal broadsides at one other at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague.

The Kerch Strait is a key route for exports of Russian grain and is also used for exports of crude oil, fuel oil and liquefied natural gas. Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. REUTERS Purchase ...

By The Associated Press An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a ...

More than 30 dead dolphins have been found in the sea following an oil spill caused by the wreck of two tankers during a storm last month in the Kerch Strait, according to the dolphin rescue center ...

Two Russian ships damaged in stormy weather over the weekend have spilled about 3,700 tons (3,350 tonnes) of low-grade fuel into the Kerch Strait in Russian-occupied Crimea, Russian state media ...

Ukraine said it targeted the Kerch Bridge, which connects mainland Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, for the third time since the war began. Agents from the Security Service of Ukraine, the ...

At least one person was killed when the 136-metre Volgoneft 212 tanker, with 15 people on board, split in half with its bow sinking. Read more at straitstimes.com.