Experts found grenades, artillery shells, rockets and engineering mines, aerial bombs, detonators, hand grenades, and various types of cartridges.
Since February 24, 2022, pyrotechnic units of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations have neutralized 535,896 explosive objects. The press service of the State Emergency Service informed this on Tuesday, October 15.
In total, since the beginning of the large-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, 535 thousand 896 units have been neutralized. explosives and 2 thousand 965 kg of fireworks, including 4 thousand 62 units. aviation bombs. An area of more than 54 hectares has been surveyed,” the statement said.
It was noted that pyrotechnic units worked most often: in Kharkov region – 36 thousand 321 times, in Kherson region – 16 thousand 901, Donetsk region – 15 thousand 064, Kiev region – 11 thousand 845, Mykolaiv region – 9 thousand 490, Chernihiv region 994 thousand, Sumy region – 4 thousand 491.
Rescuers are advising people to immediately report it to 101 if they see any suspicious objects or explosives.
In Ukraine, since February 24, 2022, more than a thousand people have been injured by explosive objects, of which 297 have died.
Ukraine loses $11.2 billion annually to mines and other explosive devices. The largest number of losses is due to a reduction in grain exports and lower local tax revenues.
Source: korrespondent
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