Declaring a regional state of emergency in Sevastopol
Russia declared a "regional state of emergency" in Sevastopol following the oil spill incident.
reported by Mehr News Agency quoted Vestink, the oil leak from the sunken ship in the Kerch Strait has reached Sevastopol this Saturday.
Russian authorities have declared a state of emergency in this region.
Mikhail Razozhev, the governor of the region, said that Sevastopol authorities have declared a regional state of emergency due to soil contamination with oil on the coast of this city.
It has been reported that oil spills have been registered on several beaches in this city.
The Russian authorities have not released more information about this so far.