Ministry of Defence units demine over 1,800 hectares of liberated territories in October
In October 2026, units of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine surveyed 1,804 hectares of liberated territories and cleared them of mines and explosive remnants of war.
Last month, mine clearance specialists cleared:
- 459.55 hectares of agricultural land;
- 6.87 km of roads;
- 40.1 km of railway lines.
Explosive ordnance destroyed in October and since 2022
In addition, 336 explosive ordnance items were identified and destroyed. Since the onset of the full-scale invasion, the total has reached 483,702.
Who clears liberated territories of explosive ordnance?
According to the Main Directorate of Mine Action, Civil Protection, and Environmental Safety, mine clearance units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Transport Service are involved in clearing de-occupied territories of explosive ordnance.
As previously reported, in September, Ministry of Defence units demined more than 1,300 hectares of liberated territories and identified and destroyed 364 explosive ordnance items.
