Russia warns of the presence of mines in the Black Sea. “It is not excluded that they will drift into the Mediterranean basin”

“After the start of the Russian special military operation, the Ukrainian naval forces set up mine barriers in the ports of Odessa, Ochakiv, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny,” the FSB said in a statement. The agency said the mines were “obsolete,” including those made in the “first half of the 20th century.”

In inclement weather, the cables holding the mines began to break, the FSB said. “Winds and currents drive the mines in the western Black Sea.” Since the flow in this area is carried out mainly to the south, according to the FSB, “it is not excluded that the mines will drift into the Bosporus and then into the Mediterranean basin.”

Security services said the Russian Black Sea Fleet issued a warning on Friday.

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