Complete demining, which includes roads, forest belts, reservoirs, will take many years, Monastyrsky warned.
Ukraine needs to clean up another 270,000 square meters of mines. km of territory, including occupied lands. The said data was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs Denis Monastyrsky on the air of the telethon on Friday, June 17th.
According to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is necessary to conduct major operational demining within a year.
“In simple words, the road between the settlements should be cleaned by the mines, the community, adjacent territories, as well as the areas around the settlements should be completely cleaned by the mines. But the complete cleaning -demina, which includes roads, forest belts, reservoirs, will take many years., “he specified.
Monastyrsky warned that in most water bodies in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions, swimming is dangerous due to the presence of explosive devices. At the same time, he noted that for the study of reservoirs, special professional equipment is required, which is difficult to obtain in Ukraine.
However, the minister added, Ukraine has already turned to partners for support.
“We receive all the necessary equipment and clothing for the rescuers. Regarding pyrotechnics, this is a very specific procedure that costs millions of euros. Now we are talking to the UK, France and Italy,” he said. .
It will be recalled that on June 14, the pyrotechnic units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs cleared 2 million hectares, or 20 thousand square meters. m of the territory of Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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