Over 26,000 munitions were destroyed by pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service in the Mykolaiv region

Demining on the territory of the Mykolaiv region, archival photo NikVesti

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, as of October 28, pyrotechnic units destroyed 26,124 munitions on the territory of the Mykolaiv region.

This was reported in the Main Department of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations in the Mykolaiv region.

«Mykolaiv region remains one of the most mined territories of Ukraine,» the rescuers emphasize.

In total, 8 thousand 875 hectares have already been examined for explosive objects with the help of manual, mechanized and canine demining.

It is also noted that 11,948 pyrotechnicians have been involved in demining the Mykolaiv region.

How is the demining of the Mykolaiv Oblast going on?

Ukraine recently updated the country's priority demining plan. According to it, more than 512,000 hectares of agricultural lands are subject to priority demining, of which 44,000 hectares are in the Mykolaiv region, the Ministry of Economy reported. They also noted that the region is a priority in demining due to its fertile lands.

Since the beginning of the great war, 754,000 hectares, which is 30% of the entire region, have been potentially mined in Mykolaiv Oblast, the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported.

As of April 2024, sappers have surveyed and demined almost a third of this territory — 211,000 hectares of the region's territory, said the first deputy head of the Mykolaiv RMA, Heorhii Reshetilov.

Dmytro Komarov, the author of the «World Inside Out.Ukraine» project, visited the mined territories of Mykolaiv Oblast and showed the work of local sappers. NikVesti also told about a farmer from Kyselivka who is trying to demine his fields on his own.

About 30,000-35,000 hectares of land remain mined in the Bashtan district of the Mykolaiv region, part of which was under occupation. And in the village of Maksymivka of the Pervomaiska community of the Mykolaiv region, locals live with an unexploded shell under the foundation of the house.

In general, the demining situation in Maksymivka is currently critical. A year after liberation from the Russian occupiers , only 40% of the village was demined.

It is known that the company «Demining of Ukraine» has developed a device capable of demining the Mykolaiv region for three months.

Read NikVesti articles:

• «The pace has slowed down: How has the demining situation in the Mykolaiv region changed over the course of a year?».
• «Either we work, however risky, or we end this story»: why the farmers of the Mykolaiv Oblast continue to work, despite the mine danger.

• How to talk to children about mine danger: advice from a psychologist