Winter storm may have unmoored mines in the Black Sea ramping up naval danger for both Ukraine and Russia

Mon, 11/27/2023 - 22:02

A screenshot of a video released by Russian officials show emergency responders standing in flood waters. — A storm in the Black Sea took down power grids and left almost half a million people without power after it flooded roads, ripped up trees and damaged buildings in Crimea.
Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP

A cyclone battered southern Ukraine on Monday signaling the start of a another winter in the war.
The fierce winds may have unmoored maritime mines in the Black Sea, according to reports.
Loose naval mines pose significant navigational risks for both sides.

A fierce winter storm walloped southern Ukraine on Monday inhibiting military operations on both sides and could have worsened already-heightened navigational dangers in the Black Sea.