The operational headquarters reported no new fuel oil emissions in Kuban.

The operational headquarters reported no fuel oil emissions in Kuban from January 9 to 16. The governor set the goal of returning the number of tourists in Krasnodar Krai to pre-fuel oil levels.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on January 6, the Kuban operational headquarters reported its participation in cleaning the grids, noting that no new fuel oil emissions were recorded. On January 8, volunteers from the "Dolphins" headquarters reported a large amount of discarded garbage in the Tuzla area, as well as old and new fuel oil emissions. Birds soiled in fresh fuel oil continue to arrive at the Zhemchuzhnaya Rehabilitation Center, despite no official reports of fuel oil spills.

No oil spills were recorded in Anapa and the Temryuk District during the week of January 9-16, the Krasnodar Krai task force reported today based on the results of shoreline monitoring.

Kuban-SPAS team members and volunteers are collecting nets that covered the embankment washed away by a storm in early January, the report states.

Krasnodar Krai authorities have set the goal of returning tourism to pre-fuel oil spill levels.

Last year, 18 million people visited the Krasnodar Territory—fewer than in previous years due to the fuel oil spill in the Black Sea. Authorities must restore tourism to the affected cities, said Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of the Krasnodar Territory.

"Of course, we need to get back to 20 million vacationers, and to do that, Anapa and Temryuk must return to a full resort season. And not just a summer resort season, but a full resort rhythm of life. And I have no doubt that we are doing everything possible, and we will do everything possible, to ensure that Anapa and Temryuk reopen," Kuban 24 quoted him as saying on January 16.

Rospotrebnadzor declared Anapa and Temryuk unfit for vacation on April 18, 2025. 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches in the Temryuk district. Anapa will be ready to welcome tourists in 2026, stated Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of the Krasnodar Territory, announcing the waiver of the tourist tax for a year. Hoteliers stated that bookings for next summer are extremely low. Blogger Yuri Ozarovsky recorded a video message before the direct line with Putin, asking for permission to open Anapa's beaches in 2026, assuring that there are virtually no traces of fuel oil in the sea or on the shore. However, no questions from Anapa were raised during the direct line.

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".

Experts estimate that the recovery of the Black Sea's biosystem following the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait will take between five and 10 years. Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill in the Krasnodar Territory have been compiled by the "Caucasian Knot" on the thematic page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".