Commentators on Anapa public groups called the video about fuel oil in Vityazevo staged.

A video of a fuel oil stain on a person's body after swimming at an Anapa beach has surfaced on social media. Telegram users have indicated that it is impossible to determine where, by whom, or when the video was filmed, or whether it was staged.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," beach sanding continues in Anapa, but tourists have settled along the entire coastline, bloggers write. A government commission reported that 49 Anapa beaches have opened after sanding, with another 18 undergoing inspection. In the absence of clear data on test results, officials' statements should not be taken unconditionally, social media users noted. Meanwhile, bloggers are posting photos and videos of beaches crowded with tourists.

The internet is flooded with a rumor about fuel oil on Anapa beaches, according to the Telegram channel "Yug-24."

"At Vityazevo Beach, vacationers allegedly filmed a video showing people emerging from the sea with stains resembling fuel oil on their skin and swimwear. There's no specific location or time associated with it... This is all being done on purpose," the video description reads.

The original video was published on the Telegram channel "Topor+." In the video, a black stain above the knee is being wiped with a napkin. No information is provided about when and where the video was filmed.

"Exactly a year ago, this same public page and others like it were promoting the fuel oil spill. It's all hype. No date, no time, no location, nothing. Watch bloggers' reviews every day, and you'll see the real situation, not the hype," blogger Max Anapsky wrote on his Telegram channel.

This post has garnered 32 comments.

"The most important thing is that even if it was filmed yesterday, it's not a guarantee that they didn't deliberately smear it for the sake of hype!" says Mstislav.

"I'm not saying the video is 100% fake. But it's impossible to even verify it. Some people, some sea, some stain (it's not a fact that it's fuel oil at all), it's unknown." "What year was it filmed, where, etc.", Lily pointed out.

"It would be good if the city administration found the source and punished it if it's fake!" - AI noted.

"Vityazevo now, there's no fuel oil, few people due to the clouds and drizzling rain, a little seaweed at the entrance, and then it's clear. The infrastructure is already in place, boat trips and entertainment are open. There's no new sand, and it's not needed here, the sand is clean anyway," Max Anapsky wrote in another message.

Blogger Andrey Makovozov also called the video about fuel oil a fake.

"I run along Anapa's beaches every day from morning until night - I've never gotten into trouble or seen fuel oil! They've long forgotten about it and it's gone from the beaches!" he commented.

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".

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