An emergency task force has been dispatched to Russia's southern Krasnodar region to address a persistent oil spill in the Kerch Strait. The spill originated from two tankers that were damaged during a storm and has been spreading for over a month.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently urged authorities to intensify their response to what he described as 'one of the most serious environmental challenges' the country has faced in recent years. The task force, led by Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, is focusing its efforts near the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, where fuel oil continues to leak into the sea from the damaged Volgoneft-239 tanker.
