Last week, on May 8th, a large number of fuel oil was noticed from one of the vessels in waters and on land surface near the village of Lyubimovka which is the water area of Russian- occupied Sevastopol. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent a note to the Russian side with the requirement immediately to provide all the information about the oil spill at Sevastopol, according to the Sevastopol media.
”The foreign Ministry expresses its deep concern about reports of the oil spill in the Black sea near the city of Sevastopol temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which took place in early may and has led to significant pollution of the marine area of the spill” — said in a statement.
Ministry of foreign Affairs said that Ukraine, as a coastal state has sovereign rights in sea areas temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea has the right to demand from other countries for compliance with their obligations» regarding the prevention and elimination of consequences of pollution in the marine areas of Ukraine.
Ukraine also calls for an immediate to provide all the information about the oil spill in the Black sea near Sevastopol and on the measures taken to prevent further harm to the environment.
Local media reported severe coast and water pollution resulting in a dead dolphin. There are also fears that the release of oil products can negatively affect the quantitative composition of the fish fauna as it is currently the spawning period. It was not only polluted the beaches of the North side of Sevastopol, but also the water area of Chersonesos. Also in the survey of the shoreline of Sevastopol black oil stains were found on the Belbek, and the Fiolent.
