Could these mines lead to a bigger crisis? 😯
Russia's main intelligence agency claimed that several hundred Ukrainian mines had drifted into the Black Sea after breaking off from their supporting cables,Ukraine then responded by saying that the claims were simply disinformation and an attempt to close off parts of the sea. Now, Turkey
a mine floating north of Istanbul near the Black Sea making Russia the winner in this game of"he said, she said.""Due to storm weather, the cables connecting the mines to anchors were broken," Russia's Federal Security Service said in a press release dated March 19. "Due to wind and water currents, the mines are drifting freely in the western part of the Black Sea," the FSB added. The organization further speculated that about"This is complete disinformation from the Russian side," Viktor Vyshnov, deputy head of Ukraine’s state-run Maritime Administration, told."This was done to justify the closure of these districts of the Black Sea under so-called 'danger of mines.
Turkey's defense ministry further said on Twitter that it had captured the object and was now in the process of deactivating it.by fishermen. They then proceeded to report it to the Coast Guard, the Directorate General of Coastal Safety toldThe incident is alarming as the number of mines speculated to be floating around by Russian authorities is significant.
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