Volunteers reported collecting 12 bags of fuel oil on the banks of the Kuban River.

The wind exposed layers of fuel oil right in the protective embankment; volunteers collected 12 bags of clean fuel oil in one day.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," the beaches of Anapa and the Temryuk district are still unsuitable for recreation after the fuel oil spill, Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, stated on February 4. She did not rule out that the situation could change by the start of the summer season. Some bloggers believe the Rospotrebnadzor head's statement regarding Anapa's beaches has put an end to the 2026 season. First, they need to ensure there are no emissions from sunken tankers; others believe hotelier profits are less important than public health. Against this backdrop, the Krasnodar Krai task force reported that there were no new fuel oil emissions on the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district from January 29 to February 6.

The "Network, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters reported that layers of fuel oil were discovered directly in the protective embankment, which is designed to protect the beach from fuel oil spills.

Volunteers manually collected 12 bags of fuel oil. "Considering that it was collected by hand and without sand admixture, it's about 300 kg," they wrote.

"It's clear that the embankment needs to be sifted. It's also clear that the wind will still expose something. But while large layers are visible, what's stopping them from being removed? That's right, nothing. Except for the papers they've already reported on, yes, yes," they wrote, publishing photos of the embankment before and after the removal.

As a reminder, on April 18, 2025, Rospotrebnadzor declared 141 beaches unfit for recreation. Anapa and nine beaches of the Temryuk district.