Azerbaijan defuses over 80 landmines, nearly 1,600 UXOs 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, 21 anti-personnel and 65 anti-tank mines, as well as 1,583 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) were found and neutralized, ANAMA said in a statement, News.Az reports.

As a result, over 907 hectares have been cleared of landmines and UXOs, the agency added.

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