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| The Grand Turk |
| Drifting Ukrainian mine forces Turkish beach closure |
| 2024-07-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Turkish sappers neutralized a Ukrainian drifting mine discovered in the Black Sea off the coast of the country, which is why the beach was closed. A newspaper reported this on June 30. According to the publication, the object was noticed on the evening of June 29, 60 meters from the coast near the city of Eregli, at a depth of five meters. In connection with this, the entrance to the beaches was temporarily closed to the population. “Police and coastguard arrived at the scene. As a result of the inspection, it was established that the suspicious object was a mine of Ukrainian origin,” the report says. It is noted that the sappers detonated the mine in a controlled manner. The entrance to the beach was opened only in the afternoon of June 30. As Regnum reported, on June 26, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced Kiev’s deliberate mining of the Black Sea. The diplomat recalled that at the beginning of a special military operation in 2022, Ukraine mined its Black Sea ports. Then, due to storms, many mines were torn from their anchors, after which they drifted and ended up off the coast of Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. She did not rule out that the situation could repeat itself. On June 30, an explosion occurred off the coast in Odessa. A column of water rose a few meters from the shore. Those who observed the incident suggested that a mine could have detonated in the water area. Related from regnum.ru Mine exploded off the coast of Odessa, media reported An explosion occurred off the coast in Odessa, reported the Ukrainian publication Strana. ua" with a link to publications on social networks. According to eyewitnesses, a column of water rose several meters from the shore. Those who observed the incident assumed that a mine could have detonated in the water area. At 08:15 in Odessa region an air raid alarm was declared, which lasted for about 15 minutes. At 08:48 the air raid alarm was heard again in the region. As reported by Regnum News Agency, on June 26, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced that Kiev had deliberately mined the Black Sea. The diplomat recalled that at the beginning of a special military operation in 2022, Ukraine mined its Black Sea ports. At that time, many mines were torn from their moorings by storms, after which they drifted and ended up off the coast of Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. She did not rule out that the situation could repeat itself. On November 18, 2023, a bulk carrier carrying grain from Odessa, sailing under the flag of Liberia, hit a mine in the Black Sea. According to MarineTraffic, the ship was heading to Romania. |
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