# One wrong move and it could all go wrong - the men clearing deadly undersea Russian mines

> Ukrainian Navy divers are clearing sea mines in the Black Sea, with thousands believed to remain in the water. Three swimmers were killed by mines off the Odesa coast last summer, and unexploded ordnance from the 2022 Kakhovka dam collapse also drifts in the area.

- Date: 2026-01-31 · published 2026-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14147-one-wrong-move-and-it-could-all-go-wrong-the-men-clearing-deadly-undersea
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Mine risk around Odesa constrains safe port access and vessel operations, a background factor that can add to Black Sea freight and insurance costs.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70lgwprw7ko

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