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"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.
In April 2022, Ukraine established the Corps of Deminers. By 2024, units from
the Defense Ministry and the Ukrainian Armed Forces had joined the organization
to work in de-occupied areas.
These units are currently active in the Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions.
The Corps of Deminers is set to consist of 5,000 specialists.
The Ukrainian government reported on April 4 that mine-related explosions have
killed 296 civilians and injured 665 others.
Multiple countries have been assisting Ukraine with demining efforts and
providing training and equipment.
The U.S. donated over one million dollars in demining equipment to Ukraine's
State Special Transport Service in February."
Via
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