Ukrainian Colonel Ruslan Berehulia, head of the Ministry of Defense’s Environmental Safety and Mine Action Department, reported that Defense Ministry specialists have cleared 30,000 square kilometers of Ukraine over the past two years – an area comparable to the size of Belgium or Moldova.
Since 2022, approximately 174,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian land have been contaminated with explosives, making 144,000 square kilometers potentially dangerous. The Ukrainian government reported on April 4 that mine-related explosions have killed 296 civilians and injured 665 others.
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Source: Yahoo News
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