Overview

• Three swimmers died in underwater mine detonations on August 10 in the Odessa region.
• Explosions struck about 50 meters from shore near Satoka, where a man and a woman were killed, and near Karolino-Buhas, where a man died.
• Investigators are probing both incidents to identify the type of explosives and circumstances of the blasts.
• Governor Oleh Kiper has released a list of 32 officially approved beaches and warned bathers to steer clear of unmarked waters.
• Civilians remain at risk from sea mines deployed since the Russian invasion alongside ongoing drone attacks on the Black Sea coast.