Large oil spill on Taimyr. This is not the first time

Representative of the joint press service of Rosrybolovstvo Dmitry Klokov told TASS that the oil stains were

were found on the surface of the water, in addition, there wereTraces of petroleum products were found in the soil. It also became known that the department plans to take water and soil samples in order to find out exactly what damage was caused to aquatic biological resources.

At the same time, the administration of TaimyrDolgano-Nenets district assures that oil products only got into the river. In addition, government officials insist that the damage was caused solely by 400 liters of oil, and not by a ton.

“This is not the first accident this year in Taimyr.The scale of the diesel fuel spill as a result of the accident at CHPP-3 amazed the whole world, and the consequences of this tragedy, unfortunately, have not been fully studied and will be felt for a long time,” said Greenpeace expert Elena Sakirko.

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