A drifting sea mine was discovered off the coast of Romania on the morning of March 28. According to Digi24, the Ministry of Defense reported that such information had been received, reports Evropeyskaya Pravda..

The minesweeper "

The mine was noticed by sailors from the Romanian fishing vessel " The captain reported her at 8:10. The command of the naval forces then ordered a search operation in the area..

The publication recalled that the FSB of the Russian Federation stated that Ukrainian mines could allegedly drift in the Black Sea, having broken anchors after a storm, but did not indicate that Ukraine denied these reports, calling them misinformation of the Russian side..

The Turkish Ministry of Defense also announced the discovery of a mine in the Black Sea near the border with Bulgaria, it is already being neutralized.

On March 26, Turkey blocked the movement of ships in the Bosphorus due to a mine, probably one of those with which Russia mined the Black Sea.. Sappers neutralized her, after which navigation in the strait was resumed.

Turkey then turned to the Ukrainian and Russian sides with a request for consultations..

According to the Turkish authorities, we are talking about old-style floating mines. Most likely, it was they who were used by the Russians to mine the sea. Russian sources reported the placement of 420 mines.