Territorial Recovery in Ukraine: Demining Achievements
Since the onset of the large-scale military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, explosive ordnance disposal teams have neutralized 586,456 explosive devices and 2,966 kg of explosives, including 4,206 aerial bombs, as reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Currently, the agency reports that an area of over 181,408 hectares has been surveyed.
The most frequent operations by the demining units were conducted in Kharkiv region – 44,859, Kherson – 22,437, Donetsk – 17,370, Kyiv – 13,742, Mykolaiv – 11,223, Chernihiv – 7,622, and Sumy – 6,027.
How many times the demining teams were called in the last day
During the past day, the SES demining teams were called out 183 times, detecting, retrieving, and neutralizing 333 explosive devices, while surveying an area of 116.6 hectares.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that, compared to last year, the area declared safe due to demining operations increased by nearly 50%.
Ukrainian deminers cleared nearly 8,000 hectares in May
In May, the Ministry of Defense's demining teams cleared 7,847 hectares of land liberated from Russian forces of explosive devices.
In May, a total of 7,660.21 hectares of agricultural lands, 21.27 km of roads, 9.44 km of power lines, 40.24 km of railway tracks, and 5.94 km of pipelines were cleared.
Additionally, 0.88 hectares of residential areas were cleared of explosive hazards.
Throughout 2024, over 35,000 square kilometers have been cleared in Ukraine, allowing for their safe use for economic activities.
This year, Ukraine will receive 26 GCS demining machines as part of a project funded by international partners, including the governments of Germany, Switzerland, Canada, the USA, the UK, Lithuania, and the United24 platform.
