16:03, 27 March 2026

The government commission announced the opening dates for Anapa's beaches.

Work to replenish beaches with new sand must be completed by the start of the beach season, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister stated. He stated that if the work proceeds according to plan, the beaches will be open by June 1.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," new sand will appear on all sandy beaches in Anapa by June 1, as the government commission for the oil spill cleanup has deemed it an effective solution. Water and soil samples from the pebble beaches meet standards, and they are being prepared for reopening, the governor of Kuban stated. The quality of the sand delivered to the Anapa beach is questionable; it is construction sand with clay admixtures, the ecologist pointed out, noting that this could cause long-term damage to the beaches. Users believe that the goal of reopening the beaches will be achieved despite the environmental damage. Environmentalists and activists point out that quarry sand will not solve the problem of fuel oil emissions, but will only temporarily conceal the pollution on Anapa's beaches.

Earlier, the owner of beaches in the village of Vityazevo began adding a new layer of sand from quarries to a test site. This restoration experiment may subsequently be extended to other beaches in the emergency zone. Ecologist Yevgeny Vitishko believes that such actions simply conceal the problem, but do not solve it. If samples of the new sand at Miracleon Beach are acceptable, Anapa authorities intend to fill all of the city's beaches with a new layer of sand within three months.

Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev chaired a meeting of the government commission for the liquidation of the consequences of the emergency in the Kerch Strait, the Krasnodar Krai task force reported today.

"Following the results of the experiment, the government commission instructed the Krasnodar Krai to scale up this technology on the remaining beaches affected by fuel oil. The work must be completed by the start of the beach season. If all goes according to plan, we will open Anapa's beaches to our citizens by June 1," Vitaly Savelyev stated.

Research conducted by Rospotrebnadzor confirmed the feasibility of using this beach reclamation method, emphasized Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova.

"Provided all regulations for sand restoration are strictly observed, Rospotrebnadzor is ready to permit the use of Anapa's beach areas and coastal waters for recreational purposes," she noted.

On December 15, 2024, two fuel oil tankers sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member of one of the tankers died as a result. In addition, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait".

Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".

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