Russian officials originally claimed that the spill was contained, but soon after the disaster, sightings of floating oil and tarred birds were reported all along Russia’s Black Sea coast.

Over the past month, the popular Black Sea resort beaches of ... Undercurrents spread the spill and can bring oil to the surface, where it traps birds. Local environmentalists immediately rang ...

In one video, a bird – its wings thick with oil – is seen squawking in distress as it sits in the sand and is buffeted by waves, unable to lift its wings to fly away. The oil spill has ...