The area and number of mines planted by the opposing sides has increased tenfold compared to the period before the conflict broke out on February 24, according to the same source.
Around 30% of Ukraine’s territory is mined because of the war with Russia, Ukraine’s emergency response service has announced.
In comparison, this is twice the area of the whole of Austria.
The area and number of mines planted by the opposing sides has increased tenfold compared to the period before the conflict broke out on February 24, according to the same source.
Landmines have already been used in Ukraine since conflict broke out between the government army and pro-Russian separatists in Donbas, as the country’s eastern region is known, in 2014.
Demining operations are underway in recently recaptured sectors in the Kherson and Mykolife regions. These are lands with a total area of 8,000 square kilometers.
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