{"id":110445,"date":"2026-04-29T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/refinery-ablaze-oil-in-the-sea-the-kremlin-says-there-is-no-danger\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:50:17","slug":"refinery-ablaze-oil-in-the-sea-the-kremlin-says-there-is-no-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/refinery-ablaze-oil-in-the-sea-the-kremlin-says-there-is-no-danger\/","title":{"rendered":"Refinery ablaze, oil in the sea \u2014 the Kremlin says there is no danger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In Tuapse, where a refinery has been burning since last week, and an oil spill has occurred at sea, along with reported &#8220;oil rains&#8221;, &#8220;there are no serious threats&#8221;, declared Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, April 28.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>According to Putin, this assessment was conveyed to him by the governor of the Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev. &#8220;There are no serious threats, people are coping on the spot with the challenges they face,&#8221; said the president.<\/p>\n\n<p>He added, however, that strikes on the energy infrastructure in Tuapse could have &#8220;serious ecological consequences&#8221; and accused Ukraine of carrying them out amidst losses on the front.<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;The Kiev regime and its supporters have resorted to openly terrorist methods. 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