Volunteers received 17 reports of fuel oil spills in Kuban in January.

Reports of three new fuel oil spills and the discovery of "old" fuel oil at 14 locations along the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district were received over the past month. Volunteers reported cleaning up at all locations.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," the beach on Pionersky Prospekt, which was undergoing mechanized cleaning, is littered with fine fuel oil dust, volunteers noted.

The "Dolphins" volunteer headquarters published the results of its work based on reports received in a Telegram bot created to monitor problems along the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district. Today, volunteers published statistics for the month.

A total of 131 reports of problems on the coast were received, 136 of which were eliminated (five reports had been received earlier). "Two birds were rescued and handed over to specialists. 17 oil spills were eliminated (all three fresh and 14 old). Seven garbage dumps were cleaned up. Removal was organized in one case," the report said.

For example, on January 31, volunteers at the headquarters reported that they were preparing fuel oil bags for removal. "They were collected on November 21 (the last spill on Volna), but removal did not take place then. Of the 64 bags, only 18 were found - the rest were washed away by sand or carried further from the shore," the report said. On the same day, they reported the removal of all collected bags, including 33 bags of garbage. According to the volunteers, assistance OTEKO and the Temryuk District Administration provided assistance.

As a reminder, volunteers previously reported that interest in cleaning the coastline has significantly decreased compared to the first months after the disaster and that there is not enough energy.

On April 18, 2025, Rospotrebnadzor declared 141 beaches in Anapa and nine beaches in the Temryuk District unsuitable for recreation.