Over 1,600 hectares cleared of landmines in Azerbaijan last week

Six anti-tank mines, 73 anti-personnel mines, and 178 pieces of unexploded ordnance were detected and neutralized in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan, from July 14 to 20, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

According to the ANAMA, 1641 hectares of land have been cleared of mines.

Demining operations were carried out by ANAMA, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES), the State Border Service (SBS), and four private companies in the territories of Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankandi, Shusha, Khojavand, Lachin, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan, as well as in the liberated villages of Baghanis Ayrim, Ashaghi Askipara, Kheyrimli, and Gizilhajili in the Gazakh district.