The spokesman of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Captain 3rd rank Dmytro Pletenchuk said on the air of the national telethon that russia is currently unable to mine the Black Sea.
"Last year there were several incidents, but no casualties. This year the situation is a little better. First of all, because russians are currently unable to mine the waters," Pletenchuk said, commenting on the safety of the "grain corridor".
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According to the spokesman, the second danger to navigation is the use of missiles and drones by russion agressors. But Ukrainian army does its best to neutralize this threat. Pletenchuk emphasized that despite these dangers, the "grain corridor" is working steadily.
"The volume is slowly growing, and we ensure the safety of civilian shipping," Pletenchuk added.
It is known that since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the terrorist state has been actively mining the Black Sea with the aim to completely destroy Ukraine's economy as well as to terrorize the entire world with the threat of famine. But thanks to agreements with allies, especially Turkey, it was possible to create the "grain corridor". And thanks to the actions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, russian are afraid to go out to sea for any kind of action, let alone mining.
Earlier Defense Express reported about navigation risks in the Black Sea and that russians had likely crafted their maritime drone with Starlink and warhead from an old P-15 missile.
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