BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. The demining works continue in the territories liberated from occupation as a result of local anti-terrorist measures in September 2023, the chairperson of the board of the Azerbaijan Republic Mine Action Agency Vugar Suleymanov told Trend.
He noted that booby traps were most often encountered in the Khankendi. Along with booby traps, the area is being cleared of unexploded ordnance.
“Most of the city has already been cleared,” Suleymanov said.
Between 2020 and 2024, a total of 379 individuals became victims of landmines in Eastern Zangezur and Karabakh. Among them, 70 lost their lives, while 309 sustained various injuries. To date, demining operations have covered an area of 161,000 hectares in Eastern Zangezur and Karabakh, with 157,000 landmines and unexploded ordnance successfully cleared.