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More than 13,000 birds died due to oil spills in the Black Sea in 2024

Updated 2026-11-04 · told from many outlets at once

A heavy fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait in December 2024 caused the deaths of 13,524 birds in the Black Sea. The spill resulted from the sinking of tankers during a storm. An arbitration court ordered tanker owners to pay 34.25 billion rubles.

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Outlets: Caucasian Knot, IStories, Mediazona, Novaya Gazeta Europe, The Insider

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