Pyrotechnics have surveyed a third of agricultural lands designated for priority demining
Since the beginning of the year, over 160,000 ha of 470,000 ha have been surveyed
As of 11 July, more than a third of agricultural lands designated for priority reintegration into economic use have been surveyed.
This was stated in a report by the Verkhovna Rada apparatus, citing data from the Ministry of Economy.
"Since the start of the year, over 160,000 ha of agricultural lands out of 470,000 ha have been surveyed for priority demining. Last week, pyrotechnicians surveyed over 3.5 thousand hectares of agricultural lands in the designated regions of Ukraine," the report says.
The following oblasts have been surveyed:
- Kharkiv Oblast – 135 ha;
- Chernihiv Oblast – 393 ha;
- Mykolaiv Oblast – 1,019 ha;
- Kherson Oblast – 1,968 ha.
According to the Kyiv Oblast State Administration, EOD technicians have surveyed a quarter of the agricultural lands of the region, and demined 600 ha.
"As a result of the active military operations conducted in the territory of Kyiv due to the full-scale invasion by the russian federation, 10,410 ha of agricultural land require surveying for demining," the report says.
Background. As reported by Mind, full demining of Kyiv Oblast may take from 30 to 70 years.
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