63% of territories in right-bank Kherson region cleared of mines
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- Darina Melnychuk
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23:35, 16 January, 2025
On the right bank of the Kherson region, 63% of the territory has been cleared of mines.
This was reported by the press service of the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
It is noted that from 8 to 15 January, pyrotechnics surveyed 57.8 hectares of territory and 3287.3 hectares of fields. In addition, 107 objects were inspected.
In total, 1582 explosive items were found during this period. Since the start of demining, the total number of explosives found on the right bank of Kherson region has reached 222,941.

What is the progress of demining in Mykolaiv region?
Ukraine has recently updated the country's priority demining plan. According to it, more than 512,000 hectares of agricultural land are to be demined as a matter of priority, of which 44,000 hectares are in Mykolaiv region, the Ministry of Economy reported. It also noted that the region is a priority for demining due to its fertile land.
Since the beginning of the great war, 754,000 hectares have been potentially mined in Mykolaiv region, which is 30% of the entire region, the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported.
As of April 2024, sappers have already surveyed and cleared almost a third of this territory — 211,000 hectares of the region, said Heorhii Reshetilov, first deputy head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration.
The author of the project «World Inside Out.Ukraine» Dmytro Komarov visited the mined areas of Mykolaiv region and showed the work of local sappers. NikVesti also told about a farmer from Kyselivka who is trying to clear his fields of mines on his own.
In the Bashtanka district of Mykolaiv region, part of which was under occupation, about 30-35 thousand hectares of land remain mined. And in the village of Maksymivka in the Pervomaisk community of Mykolaiv region, locals live with an unexploded ordnance under the foundation of their house.
Overall, the situation with demining in Maksymivka is critical. A year after the village was liberated from the Russian occupiers, it was only 40% demined.
It is known that the company «Demining of Ukraine» has developed a unit that is capable of demining Mykolaiv region within three months.
Read the articles NikVesti:
- «The pace has slowed down: How has the situation with demining in Mykolaiv region changed over the year?».
- «Either we work, even though it is risky, or we end this story»: Why farmers in Mykolaiv region continue to work despite the mine danger».
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