In Ukraine, since the beginning of Russia's large-scale armed aggression, at least 82,525 sq. km of territories need humanitarian demining. km of territories.
This was reported to the NGO Association of Sappers of Ukraine.
Thus, as of March 23, the need for humanitarian demining, including non-technical survey (IMAS 08.10), already amounts to at least 82,525 sq. m. km of the territory of Ukraine.
Experts note that according to the practical experience of humanitarian demining in the Donbas over the past years, it can be argued that the state of the Russian Federation has already caused damage to Ukraine in the field of mine action in the amount of about 250 billion dollars.
It is this amount that will be required to clear all our lands, including those temporarily occupied.
— This amount can be safely added to the total calculation of Ukraine's losses as a result of the destruction of the country's infrastructure and other facilities by the Russian occupation forces, — mark in OO.
