Azerbaijan neutralized more than 158 thousand minutes and unexploded ammunition established by the army of Armenia in the territories liberated from the occupation.
In the Karabakh region and adjacent areas, work on the Armenian occupation, work on clearance continues. It is assumed that hundreds of thousands of mines are installed in the liberated territories of the Armenian side
Mining work is carried out by the Azerbaijani Cleaning Agency in conjunction with the engineering units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. The Ministry of Emergency Situations, the border service and a number of private companies also contribute to this process.
Anadolu correspondent collected data on cleansing in Karabakh and surrounding areas, as well as information on victims of explosions of min.
Since the end of the Second Karabakh war on November 10, 2020, 162 thousand hectares of the territory have been cleaned. In the purified areas, more than 104 thousand unexploded ammunition were discovered, over 33 thousand anti -personnel mines and more than 20 thousand anti -tank mines. In total, more than 158 thousand minutes and unexploded ammunition were neutralized.
Since the end of the war as a result of the explosions of mines laid down by the Armenian forces during the occupation, 70 citizens of Azerbaijan have died, 309 people were injured.
Türkiye also provides support in mine clearance works
Special forces for detecting and clearance (ömat) of the Turkish Armed Forces also assisted Azerbaijan in the clearance of liberated territories.
The local ones also use 20 Mematt machines produced by Askeri Fabrika Ve Tersane ̇̇letme Aş (ASFAT), which obeys the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey and transmitted to Azerbaijan.
The field also uses 20 MEMATT machines (MEMATT) produced by ASFAT under the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey and transferred to Azerbaijan.
It will take about 30 years to mine
Minoring territories is a serious violation of fundamental norms and principles of international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
In order to preserve the occupied regions of Armenia, she violated all international agreements and laid in the Azerbaijani regions hundreds of thousands of min.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said earlier that it will take about 30 years and $ 25 billion to mine the region.