Almost 700 cases of death and injury of civilians from mines have been recorded in Ukraine, - State Emergency Service
About 700 cases of death and injury of civilians from explosive objects have been recorded in Ukraine.
Serhii Reva, the head of the humanitarian demining organization department of the State Emergency Service, reported this on the air of the nationwide telethon "Yedini Novyny", Censor.NET reports with reference to Ukrinform.
"The war makes its adjustments in people's lives, and citizens have become more cautious. But at the same time, every week in Ukraine one or another case is recorded when there is an injury or, unfortunately, the death of people. And as of today, unfortunately, we have a number in about 700 recorded cases, these are those when people were injured or died from explosive objects," he said.
The representative of the State Emergency Service also cited data from the Ministry of Reintegration that about 200 people died from landmines in Ukraine, including children.
"Therefore, demining work is not only demining of explosive objects, it is also conducting explanatory work among the population, bringing to them the rules, recommendations regarding when a person has discovered something (a suspicious object - ed.), what he needs to do at the same time", - noted Reva.
