Internet users questioned the quality of sand on Anapa's beaches.

New sand on Anapa's beaches, already eroded by waves, is unlikely to survive winter storms, social media users believe.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," three officials assured the safety of Anapa's beaches on June 6, comparing them to the French Riviera and the sand to Thailand. The officials' claims are unsubstantiated, and the protracted refilling of the beaches with new sand is discouraging tourists, Telegram users noted. The following day, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister announced that a decision on opening Anapa's beaches could be made on June 15. Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev commented on the summer vacation season, stating that fuel oil "has always been there" on the beaches. Telegram users found the regional governor's reasoning absurd. Scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oceanology have documented layers of fuel oil near Dzhemete, as well as shellfish and crustaceans contaminated with it. Beach fill continues in Anapa, but tourists have settled along the entire coastline, bloggers write. Activists are concerned that the quality of the sand used to fill Anapa's beaches is strikingly different from the sand in the dunes. Activists believe this could ruin the city's reputation as a resort. Authorities reported the delivery of over 136,000 cubic meters of sand to Anapa's beaches, with over five kilometers of shoreline already replenished. Telegram users noted that the new sand hardens after rain and turns into a suspension in water. Blogger Andrey Makovozov raised the issue of the quality of the new sand on Anapa's beaches, washed away by waves, in his Telegram channel. "Waves wash away the new sand, but imagine what will happen to it after a strong winter storm?" - he emphasized.

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"And the sand will be carried away in the summer, no need to wait for winter. There will be gravitational waves, they will pull it into the sea abyss. Clay roses on the ground," assessed the quality of the sand. Oleg Andrianov.

"And it was beautiful," remarked Vadim Gavrilov.

"The sand is imported, but the sea is still cloudy, right? Or is it just because of the waves that it looks that way? It's very cloudy, you can't tell what's in the water now "Clay, a lumpy suspension of sand, or both," emphasized user Ivanna.

"The sand is just like the clay sand we have in Nefteyugansk," quipped Alexander Shmid.

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. Additionally, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait".

Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".