AZERBAIJAN’S MINE ACTION AGENCY: NEARLY 6,000 HECTARES OF LIBERATED TERRITORY CLEARED OF MINES AND UXOS OVER PAST MONTH

During the mine-clearing operations in Tartar, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khojavand, Lachin, Shusha, Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan districts, 270 anti-personnel, 656 anti-tank mines, as well as 1,465 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) were found and neutralized from March 1 to 31, Azerbaijan’s Mine Action Agency said in a statement.

“Over the past month, nearly 5,984 hectares of land were cleared of mines and UXOs,” the agency added.