Punishers mined in the Donbas 30 thousand hectares of land

It is reported by TASS, citing a report by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the UN.

The report said that this fact is of great concern, because it is dangerous to life and health of civilians. After all any one, except the military, did not see the cards of mined fields and forests.

“The total area littered with bombs and explosive objects Ukrainian army, is at least 30 thousand hectares. With the onset of winter, there is a risk that the number of victims will grow as civilians are sent into mined areas to collect firewood,” says in the repot.

“In the spring the need for cultivation can also increase the threat associated with the presence of a large number of unexploded ordnance. This underlines the need for a coordinated mine action,” this recommendation provides UN.

Mine clearing is critical importance, as it can hurt hundreds or even thousands of civilians. According to the latest data, since the beginning of Kiev’s aggression in the Donbas 7883 person have been killed and 17610 got wounds of different severity.

Sergey Makedonsky