“The accidents on two rusty vessels in the Kerch Strait resulted in another large-scale environmental disaster of our war. Thousands of tons of fuel oil spilled from the Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, causing tragic damage to the natural systems of the Azov and Black Seas,” he wrote in a post Monday on social media platform X.

Two Russian oil tankers have taken heavy damage amid a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials told state news

On December 15, 2024, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were severely damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait, resulting in a significant oil spill. Volgoneft-212 split in half,