Authorities reported that Anapa's beach was being filled with imported sand.

In the Anapa village of Vityazevo, restoration of a test section of the beach using imported sand has been completed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the beach lessee in the village of Vityazevo has begun adding a new layer of sand from quarries to the test section. This restoration experience may subsequently be extended to other beaches in the emergency zone, the Kuban task force reported on February 25. On March 8, it was reported that sand refilling work at Miracleon Beach is nearing completion.

In Vityazevo, the restoration of a kilometer-long test section of the beach has been completed, the Kuban task force reported on its Telegram channel on March 10.

"The entire required volume of sand has been delivered and distributed along the coastal area. Rospotrebnadzor specialists will then take the necessary samples from this section. A decision will be made on the readiness of this method for restoring the remaining sandy beaches of Anapa and the Temryuk district," the publication stated.

The embankment was approximately 70 meters wide, and the layer thickness averaged 70 cm, said Roman Semikhatsky, General Director of Zhemchuzhina LLC. "A total of just under 40,000 cubic meters of sand were delivered—exactly the volume we had expected. This is fully consistent with the restoration plan," he was quoted as saying in the publication.

She noted that the sand was delivered from a quarry approved by Rospotrebnadzor, "as close as possible in composition to natural sand, containing quartz and shell rock particles."

As a reminder, in February, Svetlana Maslova, who previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, was elected Mayor of Anapa. She set the goal of maximally speeding up beach restoration to ensure a full resort season.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. A crew member of one of the tankers died as a result. In addition, an oil spill occurred, leading to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Fuel Oil Spill in the Kerch Strait".

Fuel oil was detected on all beaches in Anapa, on the coast in the Temryuk district, and on the coast of the Sea of ​​Azov in the Slavyansk district of Kuban, according to the Caucasian Knot report "The Extent of Fuel Oil Pollution in Southern Russia".

Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the Caucasian Knot on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban".