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Wheat Prices Have Risen- How High Can They Go?

In July 2026, CBOT soft red winter wheat prices reached the highest level this year and since May 2024. The ongoing war in Ukraine has caused wheat prices to soar as Russia and Ukraine are leading wheat-producing countries. CBOT wheat futures came close to a level in July 2026 that…

Barchart · Aug 18

Russia continues December's Kerch Strait oil spill clean-up from two storm-stricken Russian tank

Russia continues its Black Sea clean-up operation in the Kerch Strait, after last December’s oil spill from two storm-stricken Russian tankers, according to Russian authorities.

Euronews · Apr 5, 2025

Emergency Task Force Arrives In Russia To Address Oil Spill

Emergency task force dispatched to address persistent oil spill in Russia's Kerch Strait, prompting regional emergencies and reigniting tensions between Ru...

Top News · Jan 13, 2025

How conflict makes oil spills in the Black Sea so much more toxic

Two old Russian tankers, carrying thousands of tonnes of oil, have been severely damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2024

The Russian tanker disaster and an oil leak in Kerch Strait: What it means

During wartime, the effects on the environment from such accidents are likely to be far worse than usual.

Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2024

Damaged Russian ships spilled an estimated 3,700 tons of oil in Kerch Strait, state media says

Russia's state media say an estimated 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil has spilled into the Kerch Strait after two Russian ships were seriously damaged by stormy weather

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

Oil spill in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in storm

At least one person has died after two Russian oil tankers took heavy storm damage in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, Russian officials told state news outlets

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024

Deadly Russian strike hits blood transfusion centre, says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday said Russian forces struck a blood transfusion centre in northeast Ukraine. The news came shortly after a Russian missile attack reportedly hit an aeronautics manufacturing facility in western Ukraine. Earlier, Ukrainian drones in the Kerch Strait hit a Russian tanker, briefly halting traffic on the…

France 24 · Aug 5, 2023

Ukraine war: Crimean bridge attack is another blow to Putin's strongman image

The bridge connecting mainland Russia across the Kerch strait with the illegally annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea was seriously damaged on July 17 2023, in what appears to be a successful strike by naval drones.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023