Baku, May 18, AZERTAC
More than 254 hectares of territory were completely cleared of mines in the liberated territories in May this year as a result of the activities of the units and subunits of the Engineering Troops of Azerbaijan Army, the Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC.
“37583 hectares of land were cleared from mines and unexploded ordnance by the Azerbaijan Army’s engineer-sapper units in the liberated territories up to date. Totally, 10463 anti-personnel mines, 3318 anti-tank mines and 12814 unexploded ordnance were detected.
Necessary engineering support measures, in which the main efforts are focused on demining settlements, sowing plots, roads and infrastructure facilities, continue as planned,” the ministry added.