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An oil spill occurred after two Russian tankers were caught in a storm in the Kerch Strait on December 15, 2024.

Kerch, Crimea
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Kyiv Post Ukrinform Censor.NET

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two Russian tankers (weapon_system) Kerch Strait (location) Volgoneft-212 (weapon_system) Volgoneft-212 (weapon_system) Volgoneft-239 (weapon_system) ATESH partisan movement (organization) Russian radar systems base (location) Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (organization) Security Service of Ukraine (organization)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

An oil spill occurred after two Russian tankers were caught in a storm in the Kerch Strait on December 15.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, started sinking in the Kerch Strait.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The accident was caused by a strong storm.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Waves almost broke one of the vessels in half.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

More than 4,000 tons of fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, began to sink near the coast in the Kerch Strait

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.193Z

Source story: 45688