A merchant ship in the Black Sea near the port of OdessaANKARA, Apr 13Turkey has raised the status of alert and mobilization of forces in connection with drifting mines in the Black Sea, it is impossible to confirm the number of mines fired into the sea, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said. NRM (anchor river mine) on the approaches to the ports of Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny. The Russian service did not rule out the possibility of the drift of derailed mines into the Bosphorus and further into the seas of the Mediterranean basin due to the current. The Turkish Ministry of Defense subsequently claimed to have found drifting mines off its coast three times.Turkey warned about the likelihood of a catastrophe in the Bosphorus due to mines «We have a great opportunity to deal with this problem. We quickly mobilized them, raised the alert status of underwater teams and drones. We are closely monitoring developments. When we receive any notification, our units are quickly taking the necessary measures,» Akar told reporters. Recalling that three mines have been cleared on the Bosphorus shelf by now, Akar said that «there are some figures about mines fired.» «It is impossible to confirm them. That we will to do in this regard is to remain vigilant,” said the Turkish minister. When asked how the mines in question reached the shores of the Bosphorus so quickly, Minister Akar replied that “there are many interpretations and assumptions about this.” Without specific information and data on this, it would be inappropriate to talk about some things,” he stressed. Akar stressed that “each notification is carefully evaluated.” “After the discovery of mines they are brought to a safe zone and neutralized without harm to the environment,» he concluded. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. .jpg» />The UN expressed concern about reports of mines in the Black Sea
