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Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

In August, units of the Ministry of Defence cleared nearly 6,000 hectares of de-occupied territory

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

1 September, 2025, 2:08 PM EEST

Throughout August 2025, mine clearance units of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine cleared 5,973 hectares of de-occupied land of explosive hazards.

Specifically, during the month, the following was cleared:

  • 5,653.77 hectares of agricultural land;
  • 7.64 km of roadways;
  • 15.09 km of electric power lines;
  • 66.94 km of railways;
  • 9.74 hectares of water bodies.

Throughout the month, demining units detected and neutralized 8,410 explosive devices. Since the onset of the full-scale invasion, demining specialists have neutralized a total of 458,714 explosive devices.

Currently, 119 certified mine action operators are functioning in Ukraine. In August, nine mine action operators were certified.

As a reminder, humanitarian demining in Ukraine is carried out exclusively by mine action operators.



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