The mine was promptly liquidated by a unit of the Navy of the Army of Ukraine.
Another drifting mine was discovered and successfully eliminated in Odesa near the coast.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine discovered another drifting anti-ship mine near the coast of the Odesa region, the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces reported on Telegram.
It is noted that the unit of the Navy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces quickly eliminated the dangerous find.
The situation in the Black Sea – what you need to know
As reported, today, December 11, the head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces, Nataliya Gumenyuk, noted that due to a strong storm in the Black Sea, mines are being brought to the coast again. Therefore, there is an increased mine threat in such weather.
According to her, demining works on the Black Sea coast in Mykolaiv and Odesa directions are currently underway, so it is dangerous to approach the water closer than 100 meters.
As reported today, December 11, Serhiy Bratchuk, the press secretary of the head of the Odesa regional military administration, a Russian mine was eliminated in Romania on the coast of the Black Sea. According to him, on December 10, the Romanian military eliminated a dangerous object.
He noted that this is the fourth mine destroyed by the Romanian military since March of this year.
