Sappers have defused more than 13,800 explosive devices in the Kursk Region since August 2024, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported. “More than 13,800 explosive devices have been defused, and 418 hectares of territory have been surveyed,” the ministry said.
The destroyed munitions include hand grenades, fuses, anti-tank mines, homemade drones, and submunitions, the latter of which are the most common and can be difficult to see in grass or foliage.
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Source: TASS News
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