On December 15, two Russian oil tankers, the Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239 were hit by a storm in the Kerch Strait, with one sinking and the other running aground.
The ships were carrying 9,200 tonnes of fuel oil, around 40 percent of which may have spilled into the sea, according to Russian authorities.
Thousands of volunteers were mobilised to remove oil-sogged sand from nearby beaches.
“There are no bulldozers there, no trucks. Practically no heavy machinery,“ said Viktor Danilov-Danilyan at a news conference.
The volunteers have only “shovels and useless plastic bags that rip apart”, he said.
Public criticism of the authorities is rare in Russia.
Nearly 30,000 tonnes have already been collected, said Krasnodar region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev on Wednesday.
“No one should have illusions it will stay clean,“ he said, calling for quick action.
The oil spills may have killed 21 dolphins, the Delfa dolphin rescue centre said, although additional tests were needed to confirm the cause of death.
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