BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. Up to 610 hectares of land have been completely cleared of mines as a result of the activities carried out in Azerbaijan's liberated territories by the Azerbaijan Army’s Engineering Troops’ units and sub-units since early July of the current year, the Defense Ministry told Trend.
According to the ministry, 32,285 hectares of land have been cleared of mines and unexploded ammunition by the Azerbaijan Army’s engineer-sapper units in the liberated territories to date. In total, 10,207 anti-personnel mines, 2,580 anti-tank mines, and 10,447 unexploded rounds were detected and neutralized.
In addition, as a result of the Azerbaijan Army’s Engineering Troops and other state bodies, new supply roads have been laid. Since early July, more than 70 kilometers of existing supply roads have been improved and restored.
The main efforts are aimed at demining settlements, sowing plots, roads, and infrastructure facilities in the liberated territories.
Necessary measures for engineering support are underway in the mentioned territories in accordance with the plan.
Following the liberation of its lands in the second Karabakh war, Azerbaijan, starting in November 2020, started carrying out operations to clear its lands from mines, booby traps, and various weapons left behind by the Armenian troops.
