Two Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel were badly damaged in stormy weather near the Black Sea over the weekend, leading to an oil spill, according to Russian state media.

Two oil tankers carrying nearly 9,000 metric tons of mazut fuel were damaged by a storm, broke in half, sunk and caused oil spills in Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea and Russia.

On Sunday, two Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait on the Black Sea caused a disaster. Several thousand tonnes of heavy fuel oil began leaking into the water. Greenpeace is sounding the alarm: "Russia's militarisation of the Black and Azov Seas has led to another ecological disaster,