State Special Transport Service sappers cleared 45,259.48 hectares of Ukrainian territory in 2025

In 2025, State Special Transport Service sappers surveyed and cleared an area of 45,259.48 hectares of explosive hazards.

In terms of area, the territory cleared exceeds the size of Europe’s longest city, Kryvyi Rih. During demining operations, service members of the State Special Transport Service neutralized 52,499 explosive items.

The highest number of explosive items was removed in Kherson Oblast, totaling 29,683.

Overall, since the onset of the full-scale aggression by the russian federation, units of the State Special Transport Service have:

• detected, removed, and neutralized 260,967 explosive items;
• surveyed (demined) 224,524.36 hectares of territory, including:
• 1,237.85 km of roads;
• 99.30 hectares of water areas;
• 3,010.60 km of railway lines;
• 604.10 km of power lines;
• 101.12 km of gas pipelines
• 398.30 hectares of residential areas;
• 1,376.20 hectares of forested areas.