Ukrainian sappers neutralize almost 2,000 explosives in one week

First Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Demining teams of the units of the State Special Transport Service of the Ministry of Defense and the Support Forces Command of the Armed Forces continue to clear the communities of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv and other liberated regions of explosive objects," Pavliuk said.

According to him, over the past week, specialists of the Support Forces Command and the State Special Transport Service examined and cleared 1,522.7 hectares of territories, 76.6 hectares of agricultural land and 1.77 km of motor roads.

"The inspection of buildings and structures in the liberated settlements is ongoing. Over the past week, 1,919 explosive objects were removed and neutralized," Pavliuk said.

A total of 196,962 explosive objects were found and destroyed by demining teams as part of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Transport Service.

As reported by Ukrinform, the village of Tsyrkuny of Kharkiv district was completely cleared of explosive objects.