Ministry of Internal Affairs: Primary demining of the liberated territories of Ukraine will last a year

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs spoke about the timing of demining territories
Ukrinform
13:50, 07.09.2022

Demining will take place in several stages.



First, roads and entrances to settlements will be cleared of mines. Then the adjoining territories, territories around payments, and civil infrastructure. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced this byby the Minister of Internal Affairs, representative Alena Matveeva, who by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, representative Alena Matveeva reports "Ukrinform."

We are oriented that the initial demining in the de-occupied territories will be carried out within a year. Then there is the demining of forest belts, fields, reservoirs, etc., - said Matveeva.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs estimated the dangerous territory at 185,000 square kilometers, slightly less than the area of Belarus.

At the moment, the efforts of pyrotechnicians are focused on the territories of the Kyiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions and eliminating the consequences of constant shelling in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv regions - Alena Matveeva added.

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