# Greenpeace reports 25-square-kilometer oil slick in Black Sea after drone attack on tanker off Sochi

https://mins.news/en/item/91977

- Meduza, 2026-10-08 18:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/08/greenpeace-reports-25-square-kilometer-oil-slick-in-black-sea-after-drone-attack-on-tanker-off-russia-s-sochi-coast

> Greenpeace says satellite images show an oil slick covering about 25 square kilometers in the Black Sea after naval drones attacked the tanker Aframax Rio off Sochi on October 6, sparking a major fire. Its 23 crew members were evacuated. Russian officials had said no sea pollution was detected, while swimming restrictions were imposed at Sochi beaches.

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