At least 3,000 dolphins have died in the Black Sea since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine due to the sounds of explosions and the operation of means to detect underwater objects.. This was announced by the head of the research department of the national natural park "

According to him, in recent years, the death of dolphins in fishing and poaching nets has been alarming.. However, now the main thing that kills these animals is the Russian war against Ukraine..

Rusev explained that explosions and enemy sonar destroy the dolphins' navigation system, making it impossible for them to navigate the sea..

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He stressed that the number of dead animals found on the Black Sea coast this year is significantly higher than in previous years for the corresponding period..

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As Rusev noted, " Also, the dead animals were found directly on the coast of the natural park, which was examined.

According to the head of the research department, now it is not possible to check large areas due to the war - there may also be dead dolphins.

He asked people to provide any data on the discovery of the bodies of these animals on the seashore, attaching photos and coordinates, in order to further record such incidents..

Earlier, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strelets said that Russia had caused damage to the environment for more than 200 billion hryvnias..