A large multinational exercise designed to help Ukraine deal with the threat of Russian sea mines is taking place off the coast of northwest Scotland.

Hosted by the Royal Navy, two Ukrainian minehunters are involved in Exercise Sea Breeze along with ships from five Nato countries including France, Germany and Estonia, plus personnel from 13 allied nations.

Russia is believed to have laid more than 500 naval mines in the Black Sea as part of President Vladimir Putin's efforts to blockade Ukrainian ports.

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