Landing crafts of the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla are pictured on the Don River during the inter-fleet move from the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea, on the outskirts of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on April 12, 2021. (Reuters)
Russia says its Black Sea fleet destroyed stray Ukrainian mine
The Russian defense ministry said on Wednesday its forces destroyed a stray Ukrainian mine drifting in the south-western part of the Black Sea.
It said the mine was detected by Russia’s Black Sea fleet, floating about 180 kilometers (111 miles) northeast of the Bosporus Strait.
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“On the decision of the ship’s commander, a Ka-27 helicopter was taken into the air, whose crew eliminated the mine with machine-gun fire,” the ministry said.
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