20:42, 15 April 2026

Volunteers reported cleaning up oil spills on Anapa's central beach.

Cleanup in Anapa. Screenshot from the Krasnodar Krai Emergency Response Center, April 15, 2026, https://t.me/opershtab23/15696.

A joint cleanup effort on Anapa's central beach involved rescuers and volunteers. The oil spill was quickly removed, according to volunteers. The number of birds soiled with oil has exceeded 400 in recent days.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 12, a thousand bags of oil-contaminated soil were collected from the beach in Vityazevo, and approximately half of the contaminated area has been cleared. Volunteers received more than three hundred contaminated birds, and many were unable to be helped.

An oil spill moving toward Anapa was detected 11 kilometers from the shore and has been treated with a sorbent. Authorities have linked the spill, which contaminated dozens of birds, to drone attacks. On April 10 alone, more than a hundred birds contaminated with oil were admitted to the rehabilitation center on Zhemchuzhnaya, and more birds are being brought to the center from Anapa's beaches.

Cleanup work on the shoreline at Anapa's central beach is nearing completion, the Krasnodar Krai task force reported today.

"There are sufficient resources and personnel on site—a team from Kuban-SPAS, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, and the Marine Rescue Service," the statement said.

Volunteers noted the speed of the cleanup. "All the services did a fantastic job! The shore was like an anthill – digging, raking, loading, hauling away, moving to other spots, digging, raking, and so on. It was awesome! It's pure joy to see such coordinated work. The Ministry of Emergency Situations, Kuban-Spas, the Marine Rescue Service, and volunteers quickly and efficiently cleaned up the spill," the SSL Volunteers headquarters wrote on its Telegram channel. The Dolphins headquarters also confirmed the completion of the cleanup. "The task is complete," the volunteer headquarters posted on its Telegram channel. Nevertheless, birds continue to volunteer. "More than 400 birds have been delivered to Zhemchuzhnaya since April 10th due to a new oil spill." 100 were brought in per day, while on normal days, only 2-3, 93.ru reports.

Cleaning each one takes between 30 minutes and 1.5 hours, the report states.

As a reminder, on December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil 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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