The head of the joint press center of the Yug operational command, Natalya Gumenyuk, said that a storm in the Black Sea with a power of up to 5 points probably delayed the launch of launch vehicles on combat duty, at the same time, the danger from mines increased. Gumenyuk announced this on the air of the telethon.

The enemy ship grouping consists of eight units, and the rocket carriers are not fixed - not underwater, not surface. On the Black Sea, a powerful storm of about 4-5 points. This may be one of the factors that launch vehicles are not put on combat duty.. However, within two to three hours they can leave their bases in the temporarily occupied Crimea.. We promptly inform about the situation,"

According to her, along with the storm, the threat of mines also intensified..

According to her, explosive teams are now working on both the Nikolaev and Odessa directions, neutralizing these mines..

Gumenyuk added that it is now important for the population to follow safety rules, in particular, not to approach the water more than 100 meters away..

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Recall, earlier Natalia Gumenyuk reported that the Russian occupation forces could suspend the use of Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones for attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure due to fears that weather conditions would affect their work..