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Russian Emergencies Ministry Sweeps WWII-Era Mines in Sevastopol

Russian Emergencies Ministry specialists have lifted about 1,200 munitions from the time of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) out of the water in a single day in Gilzovaya Bay, Crimean Peninsula.
Sputnik
Divers of the Russian Emergencies Ministry have been working in the water for the third year in a row. Since the beginning of summer, the agency's employees have destroyed more than 4,000 explosive objects, made 423 dives with a total duration of more than 600 hours, and surveyed more than two hectares of water.
Mines, hand grenades, and shells are lifted from the bottom of the bay using air-filled pontoons. They are then transported to a testing ground and destroyed.
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