In September 2024, sappers surveyed and cleared of mines more than 30,500 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine, which is 1.5 times more than in the previous month.
In total, mine action operators have surveyed 257 thousand hectares of land since the beginning of 2024. The largest area surveyed was in the Kherson region – 26.2 thousand hectares in September and 210.7 thousand hectares since the beginning of the year.
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Source: Ukrinform News
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