Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

Russian officials say rescue workers have successfully removed almost 1,500 tons of oil stranded onboard a tanker that ran ...

A fuel oil spill from Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait has washed ashore near Odesa, according to ecologist Ivan Rusev.

Olha Kuryshko, who had been serving as acting representative of the president of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, has been appointed to the position permanently. Source: Presidential ...

Activists say the spill - caused after two ships ran were battered by a storm - could cover an area of 400 sq km.