About 1,000 WWII-era shells lifted from sea bottom in Sevastopol
Almost 1,000 shells from the Great Patriotic War times have been lifted by the Russian Emergencies Ministry from the bottom of the Gilzovaya Bay in Sevastopol, RIA Novosti reports
For the third year in a row, specialists have been cleaning the water area from artillery shells, mortar mines, and hand grenades, and about 1,000 of them have been lifted to the surface in 2023 already.
Divers take such finds to the surface from the depth, and after that they are transported to a landfill for destruction. The work is carried out in compliance with all security measures. The perimeter is controlled by the police, the situation is monitored from above by the Emergencies Ministry’s unmanned aerial vehicles.
"Over the previous two years, more than 6,000 munitions were eliminated. The Emergencies Ministry will continue to work until the end of October," the source said.
