This is according to nv.ua citing Natalia Humeniuk, the head of the Joint Press Center of the Operational Command South
Read more: The Second Ship of russia’s Black Sea Fleet Exploded On a Naval Mine in the Sevastopol Raid in Three Days
"The enemy is increasing the presence of mines in the waters of the Black Sea. From time to time we observe the activity of tactical aviation directed precisely to Zmiiny Island as well as to the place where the sea transport routes intersect. There the current can contribute to the fact that additional explosive devices dropped by the enemy from aircraft are brought right into the path of passage of civilian shipping," Natalia Humeniuk explained on air of the Ukraine’s United News telethon.
Humeniuk also told how a naval mine was destroyed in Chornomorsk.
According to her, the task was not easy, as the naval mine could not be defused at the moment of detection.
"It was monitored by specialists, and we managed to eliminate it in two days, destroying it in a controlled manner. No damage was done to the coast, no people were injured because all the necessary measures were taken, including informational ones, to warn of the danger," summarized Humeniuk.
Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion to Ukraine, russia has begun to launch the drift mines into the Black Sea.
Since then, Romanian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Georgian, and Ukrainian military diving teams have repeatedly neutralized them in their waters.
russia is mining seaport waters of Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. In this way, occupiers are trying to endanger further food security in the world and accuse Ukraine of attacking on civilian ships.
As Defense Express reported, Another Commercial Vessel Blew Up on Mine in Black Sea, russia Created a Threat in the Waters.
Read more: What Opportunities for Maneuver Does russia’s Black Sea Fleet Have
