On May 11, 2021, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Komi Republic announced the discovery of a rainbow film in the Kolva River, 130 kilometers from the city of Usinsk. In the urban district of Usinsk, an emergency regime was introduced. The oil spill is taken under the control of the prosecutor's office.
A Greenpeace expedition has visited the Republic of Komi to get a first-hand view of how Lukoil was cleaning up their spilled oil.