Damage from oil spilled in Kerch Strait by Volgoneft-139 worth around $898m, acting Crimean prosecutor Aleksei Ugryumov said at a press conference held in Simferopol on Friday, Interfax reports according to Gudok.Ru.
According to Mr. Ugryumov the calculation was based on documents furnished by the Russian side ad provided to Azov-and-Don Ecological Inspection. He also said the figure is not likely to be less.
“The other question is which side suffered damage, which is to be decided by a joint committee.
Mr. Ugryumov says Ukraine has not yet received official information on the volume of heavy fuel oil and other oil products onboard the sunken vessel. Ex-prosecutor of Crimea Viktor Shemchuk in its turn told at the press conference that Ukraine is to initiate an action for damages against both ship owners and insurance companies.