In Russian-occupied territories, dozens of cases of civilians being blown up by mines have been recorded. As a rule, tragedies also occur in regions near the front.
It will take 757 years to clear Ukrainian territories of explosives using conventional methods and resources. TIME wrote about it on Thursday, November 2, citing expert assessments.
It was found that during the mass invasion of Russia, Ukraine became the most mined country in the world, ahead of Afghanistan and Syria.
“A third of Ukrainian territory is strewn with millions of unexploded mines and cluster bombs, as well as wire, booby traps and shell fragments,” the article said.
It was noted that the large minefields not only slowed Ukraine’s counteroffensive, but also endangered the lives of six million civilians and made some of the country’s most valuable agricultural land unusable, affecting both the Ukrainian economy and the global food supply.
TIME points out that according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, at least 264 civilians in Ukraine have been killed by landmines, and more than 830 have been maimed or injured.
“Officials say the death toll from landmine explosions could reach 9,000 by 2030 if the problem is not addressed effectively.”
We remind you that on October 15, in the Kharkov region, a teenager was injured as a result of the explosion of a Russian petal-type mine. The accident occurred in the village of Kamenka. The man survived, but was injured and hospitalized in moderate condition.
Earlier it was reported that in the Kharkov region a fuel tanker was blown up by a Russian mine, the driver was killed.
The director of a farm was blown up by a mine in the Kharkov region
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