Jan 4 (Reuters) - Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized ... foul-smelling fuel oil from sandy beaches in and around Anapa, a summer resort.
Russian forces in Crimea are bolstering defenses and digging trenches along the beaches in anticipation of a possible Ukrainian airborne assault, the partisan movement Atesh reported via Telegram on ...
President Vladimir Putin has called it an "ecological disaster" and hundreds of volunteers have been deployed to scoop up contaminated soil from beaches in Crimea and along Russia's southern coast.