Russia warned on Saturday against the drift of mines placed by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, ensuring that it could not reach the Bosphorus Strait or even the Mediterranean.
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"
After the start of the Russian special military operation (February 24, editor's note), the Ukrainian naval forces installed mine barriers near the ports of Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny
", declared the Russian security services (FSB) in a press release, claiming that they were “
obsolete
” mines, in particular manufactured “
in the first half of the 20th century
”.
“Mines are drifting freely”
With the storms, breaks in cables connecting mines to anchors began to occur, the FSB continued.
Thus, "
affected by the wind and the current, the mines drift freely in the western part of the Black Sea
", he said, referring to their "
unsatisfactory technical condition
".
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Since southbound surface currents prevail in this area, "
the drift of mines towards the Bosphorus and then towards the seas of the Mediterranean basin is not excluded
", underlined the FSB.
A warning about the danger posed by these mines was issued by the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Friday, he said.
