more than 40% of the territory of Ukraine is mined due to conducting hostilities there, reports the British television channel Sky News with reference to reports of military experts. The channel indicates that Ukraine is currently the most mined country in the world.
According to the representative of the non-governmental organization Mines Advisory Group, Katerina Templeton, in Ukraine you can find a huge variety of explosive objects: anti-personnel mines, mines-traps, anti-tank mines, cassette ammunition, unexploded ammunition.
“pollution is huge. It cannot even be compared with Syria or Afghanistan. This is really large,” the television channel quoted her words.
Earlier, two Turkish ships received damage to the shrapnel in the port of Kherson due to the explosion of the projectile. According to him, one of the courts cannot leave the Kherson port for a year due to active hostilities.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal previously stated that after the start of hostilities in Ukraine, 250 thousand square kilometers of the country were mined. According to him, this is approximately 40% of the total area of the state. The head of the Cabinet of Ministers emphasized that due to the mines, the movement of people and management of agriculture is difficult.