Bulgarian Navy Destroyed 9 Sea Mines in the Black Sea Since Ukraine War Began

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the Bulgarian Navy has neutralized a total of nine sea mines in the country’s Black Sea waters, highlighting the ongoing risks to maritime navigation, BGNES reported. The service continues to carry out constant mine countermeasure operations both independently and within allied frameworks, Fleet Admiral Radko Penev announced at the naval base in Varna during the ninth activation of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group (MCM BLACK SEA). As part of the current deployment, Bulgaria is contributing the base minesweeper “Priboy,” commanded by Captain III Rank Miroslav Malchev, along with personnel assigned to both coastal and operational headquarters....