According to Novosti RIA, quoting Julia Gorbacheva, a senior inspector of Rosprirodnadzor in the Southern Federal District, an oil spill has been registered at the scene. "The volume of the spill is being specified", Mrs. Gorbacheva said. Further details on the pollution and its extent would be reported in a week over, the expert said.
Oil spill response services were conducting an operation to collect oil patches and liquidate waters pollution, the RosPrirodNadzor representative said.