Russia warns of severe environmental damage from Black Sea oil spill

Two tankers were hit by storm in Kerch strait on 15 December, causing one to sink and another to run aground

Russia has warned of severe environmental damage from a huge oil spill in the Black Sea caused when two tankers were hit by a storm near Crimea, which has declared a state of emergency.

One tanker sank and another ran aground on 15 December in the Kerch strait between Russia and the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula.

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