108,000 hectares of agricultural land have been demined in Ukraine since the beginning of the year

Deminer «The HALO Trust». Photo: Olena Kozubovska, NikVesti

This year, government and non-government mine action operators have already surveyed more than 115,000 hectares of agricultural land, of which 108,000 have been returned to economic use.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy.

«In April, pyrotechnic units surveyed almost 35,000 hectares of agricultural land. And in general, since the beginning of the year — more than 115 thousand hectares. As of the beginning of May, 108,000 hectares of them have been returned to farmers for economic exploitation,» said Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.

According to her, the pace of this year's survey exceeds last year's indicators, where on average, pyrotechnics surveyed 22.8 thousand hectares of agricultural land per month. According to the results of four months of 2024, pyrotechnics reached an average figure of 28.75 thousand hectares per month.

In order to find out what explosive objects Ukrainians are at risk of encountering as a result of a full-scale war, and how to behave in such a situation, NikVesti explained in the material «What are mines and how to act if you find a suspicious object?».

See also the report of NikVesti about two brothers in the Snihurivka district who were blown up by a Russian mine and lost their legs.