Ukrainian demining teams clear liberated territories of explosive ordnance
Kyiv • UNN
Over the past week, 286 demining teams of the Ministry of Defense cleared 6,973 hectares of land, 6,940 hectares of agricultural land, 2.1 km of roads, 0.3 km of pipelines and 1.55 km of power lines in the liberated territories, defusing 3,630 explosive devices.
286 demining groups of the Ministry of Defense continue to clear the liberated territories of explosive remnants of war. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, UNN reports.
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During the last week, from May 10 to 17, 2024, the Ministry of Defense units carried out large-scale demining of the liberated territories. The entire area was inspected and tested:
- 6,973 hectares of land;
- 6,940 hectares of farmland;
- 2.1 km of roads;
- 0.3 km of pipelines;
- 1.55 km of power lines.
Special equipment that allows for mechanized demining was used to perform the work.
During this period, 3,630 explosive devices were defused.
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