An oil spill was discovered in the Volga off the coast of Saratov

This was reported by TASS with reference to the prosecutor's office of the region.

“The prosecutor’s office of the Saratov region ... organized a check on the discovery of an oil spill in the Volgograd reservoir of the Volga River in the region of the Uvek bucket,” the supervisory authority said.

It is noted that specialists took water samples to determine the degree of pollution. 

Based on the results of the audit, the issue of taking prosecutorial response measures will be considered.

At the end of May, diesel fuel spilled at the CHPP-3 owned by Norilsk Nickel. The area of ​​pollution amounted to 180 thousand square meters. meters.