More than 35,000 square kilometers demined in Ukraine, PM Shmyhal says

More than 35,000 square kilometers demined in Ukraine, PM Shmyhal says

Over 35,000 square kilometers (13,513 square miles) of previously mined territory have been cleared since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a government meeting on April 4.“More than 174,000 square kilometers of territory have been affected by the war. Therefore, the government has identified humanitarian demining as one of the key priorities for recovery,” he said.Shmyhal noted that more than 1,…

Shmyhal: The government is counting on an increase in the wheat harvest. Sowing has begun in all regions of Ukraine, almost a million hectares have been sown. The government has demined over 1,000 hectares of agricultural land.

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