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Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk stated that approximately 400 sea mines may be in the Black Sea, washed away after Russia's destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station.

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Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

There may be about 400 sea mines in the Black Sea, but it is difficult to estimate the exact number due to the mines washed away as a result of the Kakhovka HPP explosion.

Ukrinform → Source tone: uncertain

The latest official figures announced by the authorities are 400 mines, but this is a rather approximate number.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Dnipro River was mined quite densely, and after the occupiers blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, of course, the big water washed it all away into the Dnipro-Bug estuary.

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The number of mines will be determined only during the demining operations in the Black Sea. The global experience of similar conflicts shows that this is a job for years.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

400 mines are in the Black Sea, but this is approximate considering how many explosive devices got into the water when Russia destroyed Kakhovka HPP

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

There may be about 400 mines in the Black Sea.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Mine-explosive devices fell into the water as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP by Russians.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:09.462Z

Source story: 3884249-pletenchuk-there-may-be-about-400-mines-and-explosives-in-black-sea-that-washed-away-from-kakhovka-hpp