The Ministry of National Defense announced that the mine previously found in the Black Sea was cleared. DEA Novostirefers to the section.
Earlier, on April 6, the ministry reported About the discovery of another mine near Kefken in the Black Sea. The area is protected. The work with the explosive device was carried out by the underwater defense unit of the Turkish Navy.
The Ministry of National Defense reported that the country is cooperating with Romania and Bulgaria in the detection and elimination of mines drifting in the Black Sea.
As of April 1, two mines were destroyed off the coast of the country and another near the city of Constanta was destroyed by Romanian experts.
Also in Turkey reported About the absence of a threat to navigation in the Black Sea.
Russian FSB reportedThe Ukrainian Navy has placed about 420 mines on the approaches to the ports of Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny. At the same time, some mines have not been fixed and are currently drifting in the Black Sea. There is also the risk of these mines falling into the Mediterranean.