Scientists recorded 56 dead dolphins along the Black Sea coast near the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park during June 2026, blaming their deaths on sea mine explosions and the effects of Russian attacks.
Source: Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park
Details: Researchers at the park said the north-western part of the Black Sea has been particularly affected since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion and that the environmental pressure has now reached a critical level.
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"The Black Sea ecosystem is on the verge of collapse. Constant deadly military activity – mine explosions, bombing, missile launches and the use of powerful sonar systems, as well as enormous volumes of chemical pollutants, including the consequences of the Kakhovka disaster – is systematically destroying the sea's unique biodiversity," the park's scientists said.
