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

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.

At least one person has died after two Russian oil tankers took heavy storm damage in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials told state news outlets.