The occupiers mined the road from the Bosphorus to Odessa, lying that these are Ukrainian mines – researcher
Ukraine , Ukrainegate , 19 , March , 2022 | War News
The Russian occupiers mined the road from the Bosphorus to Odessa, but instead lied that it was Ukrainian mines. This was announced on his Facebook by the head of projects at the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies Andriy Klymenko .
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It is noted that yesterday the seaport of Sochi sent a warning to shipowners and captains in the region about the threat of “detonation of mines of the Ukrainian Navy, drifting in the Black Sea.”
The warning, signed by the captain of the Sochi seaport Vyacheslav Rumyantsev on March 18, states the following: installed by the Ukrainian Navy on the approaches to the ports of Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk, Yuzhny (about 420 mines such as NM and YARM), were torn off. Please be especially careful when sailing in the southwestern and northwestern parts of the Black Sea due to the possibility of detonation of drifting mines, “the enemy said in a statement.
Andriy Klymenko emphasizes that this warning is aimed at preventing maritime traffic of commercial vessels in the Black Sea. It calls for the immediate deployment of NATO’s Permanent Mine Action Group in the Black Sea, he said.
“We emphasize once again: according to BlackSeaNews sources, the Russian Black Sea Fleet is mining the recommended routes of commercial vessels from the Bosphorus in the direction of Odessa, this is covered by lies about” Ukrainian mines destroyed by storm “. It should be noted that mines drifting in a stormy sea cannot be counted in principle – only those who planted them can do so, ”Klymenko stressed.
Addition
Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian occupiers have lost about 14.4 thousand personnel, 213 artillery systems, 72 MLRS, 95 aircraft, 115 helicopters and hundreds of other equipment.
Source: Ukrgate