The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation warned of mine danger in the northwestern part of the Black Sea

CrimeaPRESS reports:

A drifting Ukrainian naval mine has been spotted on a shipping route.

The command of the Black Sea Fleet warned of a mine hazard on a shipping route in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. This was stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The command of the Black Sea Fleet announced a warning to seafarers about the presence of a mine hazard on the shipping route in the northwestern part of the Black Seathe message says.

As noted in the Ministry of Defense, the warning is due to the discovery of a drifting Ukrainian sea mine, exhibited at the beginning of 2022 during the “indiscriminate mining of the coastal waters of the Black Sea, regardless of the threat to the safety of navigation«.

The military department of the Russian Federation recalled that such cases have already taken place.

In March 2022, two anchor mines laid by the Ukrainian military in the sea off the coast of Odessa were found drifting off the coast of Romania and Turkey. Tragedy then managed to be avoided— noted in the Ministry of Defense.

They also added that «unprofessionalism and irresponsibility of the Ukrainian Navy has led to the fact that today an unknown number of mines are drifting in the Black Sea, posing a constant threat to shipping«.

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