The oil spill in the Black Sea, caused by damage to two Russian tankers in mid-December, also brought thousands of volunteers from all over the country to come and help address the aftermath of the disaster.

Authorities in Russia’s Volgograd region and the Republic of Tatarstan have signed at least 14 government contracts for organizing “health and recreation” trips for children to the Black Sea resort city of Anapa,

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

The mishap resulted in a devastating oil spill that damaged miles (kilometers) of coastline along the Black Sea. Two Russian ships, the Volgoneft-239 and the Volgoneft-212, were badly damaged in ...

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year press conference. -/Kremlin Press Office/dpa