Environmental disaster fears grip Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries

Ukrainian forces have hammered one of Russia’s largest sites in Tuapse, causing oil spills and black rain.

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When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour hung in the air and everything was coated in a layer of black grime.

“I saw train carriages covered in residue from the black rain and animals. It’s all very toxic,” he told Al Jazeera. “And the smell was oily.”