Azerbaijan Army's engineer-sapper units, together with Turkish military sappers, continue to clear the liberated territories of mines and unexploded ordnance, Report informs, citing Defense Ministry.
Demining of roads is underway to ensure the safe movement of military vehicle convoys. Work is being carried out to lay new supply roads in the directions of the positions of the Azerbaijan Army Units in the mountainous terrain.
The Azerbaijan Army's engineer-sapper units stationed in the liberated territories have been provided with "MEMATT" (Mechanical Demining Supply) equipment manufactured by the ASFAT company under the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. This equipment is being involved in clearing the settlements and arable lands from mines and unexploded ordnance.
To date, more than 11,900 hectares have been cleared of mines by engineer-sapper units in the liberated areas. In total, more than 16,000 mines and unexploded ordnance were disposed of.
Currently, activities on detecting and defusing mines and unexploded ordnance in liberated territories are being continued.