Over the past week, sappers in Kharkiv region found and defused 174 explosive devices

Over the past week, sappers in Kharkiv region found and defused 174 explosive devices

Kyiv  •  UNN

March 11 2024, 12:15 PM  •  23099 views

Over the past week, sappers in Kharkiv region discovered and defused 174 explosive devices. In total, almost 90 thousand explosive devices have been defused since the beginning of the war.

Last week, sappers of the SES consolidated detachment made 144 visits to Kharkiv region. During the week, 174 explosive devices were removed and neutralized. In total, almost 90 thousand explosive devices have been defused since the beginning of the war, said Yevhen Vasylenko, spokesman for the State Emergency Service in Kharkiv region, UNN correspondent reports.

The sappers of the SES consolidated detachment made 144 visits. In total, 174 explosive devices were removed and neutralized over the week. Since the beginning of the war, bomb squads have surveyed over 4471 hectares of territory. With the help of mechanized demining machines - 147 hectares. 3091 km of power lines. 88658 units of explosive devices were found and defused,

- Vasylenko said.

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According to him, no civilian explosions were recorded last week.

He also noted that the sappers of the consolidated unit of the State Emergency Service continue to work in Kharkiv region: 20 pyrotechnic crews, 103 sappers and 42 pieces of equipment.

Recall

Over the past week in Kharkiv region, three people died in fires and three more were trapped in rubble, while four were rescued from fires and two from rubble.