Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday that about half of Ukrainian territory had already been “polluted” by munitions used by Russian forces since the start of the invasion on February 24.
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“The total area of the areas polluted by explosive devices in connection with the Russian aggression amounts to 300,000 square kilometers,” said a senior Ukrainian Interior Ministry official, Yevhen Yenine, who did not provided further details.
The figure he gave is impossible to independently verify.
“In addition, Ukrainian deminers have deactivated more than 300 explosive devices” since the start of the war, added Mr. Ienin, quoted by the Interfax Ukraine press agency.