Calls for Tuapse residents to become more actively involved in beach cleanups are being made on social media.

Tuapse residents are calling on residents, including resort owners, to help clean up the beaches. Localized oil spills continue to be found on a wild beach in Tuapse, along the shores of Olginka and Shepsi, an ecologist reported.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," sections of the Black Sea coast near Tuapse contaminated by oil products from the local oil refinery are being cleaned unevenly: active work is being carried out near city infrastructure, but remote and "wild" beaches are being neglected, local residents and volunteers said.

Localized oil spills continue to be found on the wild beach in Tuapse and on the shore in Olginka. Pollution is also being washed up in the sea in Shepsi, reported ecologist Zhora Kavanosyan, who attached a video of pebbles contaminated with black stains.

In Tuapse, today, girls went to Primorsky Beach to clean up pebbles contaminated with oil. They were given personal protective equipment. They managed to collect 10 bags before they were forced out due to the missile threat, said Roman Pukalov, an ecologist and director of environmental programs for the Green Patrol organization.

"Around the bend, manpower is really needed. We'll try to rally the people. If there are no attacks, of course. To be fair, the water really is clean," Pukalov quoted Lidiya Skripchenko as saying, calling on residents to come out and clean up the beach.

Her call to come out and clean up Primorsky Beach was also published on the Telegram channel "My Tuapse." "After a recent oil spill, the coastline is covered in mud. This isn't just 'environmental news'; it's our vacation spot, our summer evenings and our sunsets. After a recent oil spill, the coastline is covered in mud," she wrote, calling on residents to come out and collect at least a bag of contaminated pebbles.

The Telegram channel "My Tuapse" also posted another call from a local resident to come out and clean up the beaches.

"I'm a resident of Tuapse. I'm participating in the cleanup of oil products on the beach in Tuapse. I'd like to ask local residents, especially those involved in the resort business (hotels, guest houses), to come out and clean the beach from the city beach towards Vesna, the beach on the seaside. All cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment are being distributed at the central beach," he said.

"I'd like to see them all on the beach after your call. It's unrealistic," he wrote. Lider).

The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported that by this morning, about 20.5 thousand cubic meters of contaminated soil and water-fuel oil had been collected and removed mixtures.

A regional emergency regime is in effect throughout the Tuapse District. For information on emergency assessment criteria, response levels, structures, and resources for eliminating the consequences, please see the Caucasian Knot document "Emergency Situation Regime (ES)".

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