The Instinct Wildlife Conservation Center announced that environmentalists are independently beginning to clean up the banks of the Yenisei River in the Kazachinsky District and are asking for government assistance with logistics, access to contaminated areas, and the involvement of municipal services.

The center believes urgent action is needed, as pollution threatens the sustainability of the region's natural environment and biodiversity and could have long-term consequences for human and animal health due to the contaminated water source. Furthermore, significant accumulations of trash have been recorded on the banks of the Yenisei. 

The center's staff had already contacted the district administration in writing and by phone, but had received no response. They therefore decided to send an open letter to Yuri Ozerskikh, head of the Kazachinsky District.

Formerly "Instinct" reported about dead ducklings and dirty seagulls in the area of ​​the spill, but the head of the district denied damage to nature. words Ozerskikh, there remained “minor traces of previous contamination,” and The cleanup of the accident is "nearing completion."

The official has not yet responded publicly to the open letter, but he did explain how rested in your garden.

A tugboat on the Yenisei River sustained a hole and ran aground on June 8. It was reported that the river horrible up to 30 tons of diesel fuel, and the standard for the content of petroleum products in the Yenisei turned out to be exceeded 40 times. Later there was re-emission petroleum products. On June 27, the ship was raised and fuel pumping began.