Users pointed out that data on the results of sand samples on Anapa beaches is not publicly available.

Representatives of Rospotrebnadzor took samples from Miracleon Beach in Vityazevo, which is being refilled with new sand, including samples of the imported sand itself. Telegram users emphasized that the results of the studies, as before, are unlikely to be made public.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," the beach lessee in the village of Vityazevo has begun adding a new layer of sand from quarries to a test site. This restoration experience may subsequently be expanded to other beaches in the emergency zone, the Kuban emergency response headquarters reported on February 25. In Vityazevo, work to refill a kilometer of Miracleon Beach with clean sand continues, and decisions will be made based on the results for other areas of the emergency zone. Ecologist Yevgeny Vitishko believes that such actions simply conceal the problem, but don't solve it.

is taking samples from Anapa's beaches from fresh sand that was recently delivered there.

The 2Telegram channel Mash Gor reported that Rospotrebnadzor employees from Moscow, in order to check for fuel oil, "didn't dig deep (or at all)—they collected samples directly from loose piles that hadn't yet been leveled by excavators," the report stated. A video of people taking samples from a sand pile was attached.

The same video was previously posted on his Telegram channel by blogger Yuri Ozarovsky. In this and other posts, he explained that Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) would take more than 80 samples from a kilometer-long section of Miracleon Beach. He said that in the video, agency representatives were assessing the specific quality of the sand delivered.

In the video, Ozarovsky explained that several 70-cm-deep holes had been dug on the beach, and samples would be taken from various levels—both 20 cm below the surface and at depth.

According to him, "the samples will be ready in about three days." "The dream is that we'll see their results. We just have to hope the beach passes Rospotrebnadzor's inspection," the blogger added. The post about the start of the tests garnered 40 comments on his Telegram channel.

"Why are they taking samples from sand that was just delivered, and why did they even bother filling in the already clean sand?" Anna asked.

"Take samples from sand that was just delivered? That hasn't been washed by the sea, into which things periodically leak and end up? Compare the new sand with natural beach sand, which for some reason hasn't been tested so thoroughly before? It's clear that natural sand won't be as clean and never has been, since ships sail the sea and transport a lot of stuff! And tie it all to 5 mg, when even behind the dunes the test results are higher? Maybe they should just honestly measure the degree of pollution on different beaches, announce the results, and people can decide for themselves whether to go or not!" he believes. Olga.

"If the backfill is a half-meter or more layer of new sand, old, weathered pieces of tar will be deep under the sand, and no one will get dirty from them. There can't be any other danger from pieces more than a year old. They will gradually be decomposed by bacteria," expressed Anton T's opinion.

"The new sand is certainly different; it's fine, like ground yellow clay. Sea sand on top, imported sand on the bottom," said Andrey Bukshuk, attaching a photo of his hand with both types of sand on it.

"Samples have not been published anywhere from the very beginning. "There is no official information, only words," Zoya pointed out.

As a reminder, water samples taken in February on Anapa beaches by blogger Max Anapsky showed compliance with standards. He called on Rospotrebnadzor to show the test results to substantiate his claim that the beaches were unfit for the season, and commentators supported him.

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

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".