BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 1. As part of the
initiatives conducted by the engineer-sapper units of the
Azerbaijani Army, a total of 205 hectares of land have been cleared
of mines and unexploded ordnance from the beginning of this year to
March 1, the Ministry of Defense told Trend.

To date, engineer-sapper units have cleared 36,260 hectares of
territories liberated from Armenian occupation from mines and
unexploded ordnance. They have discovered a total of 10,440 units
of anti-personnel mines, 3,301 units of anti-tank mines, and 12,693
units of unexploded ordnance. The identified mines and ordnance,
including homemade explosives, undergo safe disposal through
detonation and controlled burning in designated areas, adhering to
safety measures.

The primary focus in land clearance of mines and unexploded
ordnance is directed towards clearing settlements, crops, roads,
and infrastructure. Ongoing engineering measures are being
undertaken in the liberated territories, as stated by the Defense
Ministry.

Following the liberation of its lands, Azerbaijan began
operations in November 2020 to clean its lands of mines, booby
traps, and other weaponry left behind by Armenian troops.

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