Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.
President Vladimir Putin has set up a working group to mitigate the impact of the fuel spill, whose extent is still unknown.
Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness due to risk of ecological damage as second tanker runs aground.
Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea have been badly damaged due to stormy weather, according to the Interfax news agency. At least one person has been killed, ...
Russia mounted a rescue effort Sunday after two oil tankers were wrecked in rough seas off Moscow-annexed Crimea and one broke apart, killing at least one ...
Two Russian oil tankers have sunk in the Kerch Strait, which separates Russia from Crimea.
In short: A Russian oil tanker split in half and sank in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula during an intense storm. At least one person died and another ...
Two Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel were badly damaged in stormy weather near the Black Sea over the weekend, leading to an oil spill, ...
Two Russian oil tankers sank in the Black Sea during a storm, spilling oil and endangering marine life. Experts blamed Russia's use of aging, ...
Top adviser says vessels that sank and ran aground are part of aged fleet that will continue to cause large-scale damage.
According to multiple media sources, citing Russian state media and sources, the incident has resulted in an oil spill, with the sunken tanker reportedly ...