At least one person is killed after the two tankers sustained heavy damage in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation.

Russia militarised the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, causing ecological disaster. According to Greenpeace, on Sunday, two tankers in the Kerch Strait released thousands of tonnes of fuel oil into the water.

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.