Mykolaiv region remains one of the most mined territories of Ukraine

Demining machine «Bozhena 5+» Photo: NikVesti

As of November 2024, Mykolaiv region is the most mined region in Ukraine

This was reported by the State Service for Emergency Situations in the Mykolaiv region.

It is noted that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of pyrotechnics, 26,823 units of explosive objects have been removed and destroyed in the region.

In addition, with the help of manual, mechanized, canine demining, the territory on the total area of 9,496 hectares was surveyed, and 12,079 pyrotechnicians and identifiers were involved.

Infographics of the State Emergency Service

It was previously reported that as of October 21 , pyrotechnic units destroyed 26,724 munitions on the territory of the Mykolaiv region.

Previously, it was told how to act if you found a mine: instructions from rescuers.

Read also the article NikVesti «We didn't wait for them to do it for us»: how in just one year Nibulon demined 98% of its fields in Mykolaiv Oblast.»

We will remind that chef Olga Martynovska prepared vegetable caviar from products grown on demined lands of the Mykolaiv region.

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How is the demining of the Mykolaiv region going on?

Ukraine recently updated the country's priority demining plan. According to it, more than 512,000 hectares of agricultural land are subject to priority demining, of which 44,000 hectares are in Mykolaiv Oblast.

As of December 2023, 30% of the territory of the Mykolaiv region has been mined. In total, it is 754 thousand hectares of land.

At the same time, they are working on demining in the region. For example, as of October 2023, 13 thousand 40 hectares, including 9 thousand 25 hectares of agricultural land, have been demined in the Mykolaiv region.

Dmytro Komarov, the author of the «World Inside Out.Ukraine» project, visited the mined territories of the Mykolaiv region 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 Bashtanka district of the Mykolaiv region, part of which was under occupation. And in the village of Maksymivka of the Pervomaisk community of the Mykolaiv region, locals live with an unexploded shell under the foundation of the house.

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

Read also the article NikVesti «Decades are needed: How the demining process of the Mykolaiv region continues.»