Kaliningrad Students Volunteer to Clean Black Sea Coast After Oil Spill

On 7 February, the All-Russian student crews finished their fieldwork on the Black Sea coast. More than 300 students from 38 regions of the country assisted with the consequences of the oil spill from 27 January to 7 February. Altogether the crews collected more than 1,700 bags of contaminated sand with a total weight of more than 42.5 metric tonnes.

Two members of the Kaliningrad student crews, Mikhail Mosin (IKBFU) and Vladislav Frolov (Western Branch of RANEPA), took part in the effort.

All participants were provided with personal protective equipment: rubber boots, gloves, respirators, as well as disposal bags.

Mikhail Mosin, IKBFU student:
The weather in Anapa is nice and almost feels like spring, making outdoor work really enjoyable. As soon as we got to the beach, we were given personal protective equipment to keep us safe. We’re working alongside specialists from the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, so everything is well-supervised, and there’s no risk to our health. The work itself isn’t too demanding — we just remove the top layer of sand and send it off for recycling. We’ve also had the chance to meet students from 38 different regions, and together, we’ve formed a great team, all working toward the same goal: protecting our planet. I want to thank the Russian Student Crews and the Kaliningrad Volunteer Centre for giving us the chance to be part of such an important and meaningful project.

Mikhail Mosin, IKBFU student:

The weather in Anapa is nice and almost feels like spring, making outdoor work really enjoyable. As soon as we got to the beach, we were given personal protective equipment to keep us safe. We’re working alongside specialists from the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, so everything is well-supervised, and there’s no risk to our health. The work itself isn’t too demanding — we just remove the top layer of sand and send it off for recycling. We’ve also had the chance to meet students from 38 different regions, and together, we’ve formed a great team, all working toward the same goal: protecting our planet. I want to thank the Russian Student Crews and the Kaliningrad Volunteer Centre for giving us the chance to be part of such an important and meaningful project.