Azerbaijan defuses nearly 650 landmines in liberated areas over past week

Azerbaijan's Mine Action Agency (ANAMA), together with the Defense Ministry, the Emergencies Ministry, and the State Border Service, continue demining operations in the country’s territories liberated from the Armenian occupation.

During the demining operations conducted in the liberated Azerbaijani territories over the past week, 359 anti-personnel and 290 anti-tank mines, as well as 3,079 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) were found and neutralized, ANAMA said in a statement, News.Az reports.

As a result, over 6,900 hectares have been cleared of landmines and UXOs, the agency added.

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