Volunteers complained that authorities are ignoring their contribution to cleaning up fuel oil in Kuban.

Volunteers have collected about half of the oil-contaminated sand, which authorities reported being removed for disposal. However, the official reports don't even mention the volunteers' work, the Dolphins headquarters emphasized.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," sand and oil from the coastline continue to arrive at the site in the Anapa village of Voskresensky. However, after sorting, it is quickly removed for disposal, authorities reported. On October 16, 162 tons of oil-contaminated soil were removed from the temporary storage site in the village of Voskresenskoye in Anapa.

The Dolphins headquarters commented on the official report on the removal of fuel oil from the landfill in Voskresensky. "On October 16, as reported by the Operational Headquarters, 162 tons of contaminated soil were removed from the temporary accumulation site in the village of Voskresensky (Anapa). Do you know how much of this was removed by the Dolphins volunteer headquarters alone? About 2,500 bags, which is comparable to 80-88 tons of fuel oil mixture (sand, fuel oil, algae)," the report says.

At the same time, "only a handful of people worked - 5-8 volunteers, in difficult conditions." "We're not in the reports. We're not thanked at meetings. We're not even mentioned. But we're here. Thank you to our volunteers, thank you to the heroes who stay on shore after everyone else has left," the headquarters declared.

"We continue to clean up—while others think it's all over," the volunteers emphasized.

As a reminder, on December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member of one of the tankers died as a result. In addition, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait".

As a result of the environmental disaster, Rospotrebnadzor declared 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches in the Temryuk district unsuitable for recreation. Fuel oil was detected on all beaches in Anapa, on the coast in the Temryuk district, and on the coast of the Sea of Azov in the Slavyansk district of Kuban, according to the Caucasian Knot report "The extent of fuel oil pollution in southern Russia".