Romania's navy on August 13 carried out a controlled explosion of a mine that had drifted to its Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said. The navy was alerted by local officials earlier about an unidentified object that had washed up on the shore near Grindul Chituc, in the Danube Delta, which Romania shares with Ukraine. Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey have a joint task force to defuse stray mines, which began floating in the Black Sea after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Since the war started, more than 100 drifting mines have been discovered and destroyed. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Romanian Service, click here.
Romania Destroys Stray Mine On Black Sea Shore
Romanian military detonates an explosive charge to simulate the destroying of a mine off the Black Sea. (file photo)