Odesa Military Administration warns that city beaches have not been cleared of mines

Denys Karlovskyi – Sunday, 17 April 2022, 20:10

Maksym Marchenko, Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, warned that information regarding the partial clearing of the city’s beaches of mines is not accurate.

Source: Maksym Marchenko on Telegram

According to Marchenko: "Some Telegram channels are claiming that today the State Emergency Service began clearing Odesa’s beaches of mines.

This information is not accurate and is fake. I reiterate: under no circumstances walk on the beaches of the Odesa region."

Details: Marchenko said that he sent tanks with drinking water and a crew specialising in drilling wells to the Mykolayiv region. He noted that water supply in the Mykolayiv region is disrupted due to the constant shelling by the Russian troops.

Background:

• On 15 April, anti-tank barriers and barricades were removed from Odesa city centre.
• A Russian missile and a Russian drone were shot down in the skies over Odesa on Friday, 15 April.