As of today, $40 billion is needed to clear Ukrainian territory. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk told about this in an interview with the Voice of America..

She says that now Ukraine is the most mined country in the world.. 174 thousand square kilometers of the territory of Ukraine are mined. This territory can be compared with the area of \u200b\u200bseveral Austrias.. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that only 3% of dangerous territories were cleared on their own. If demining is carried out at the current pace, it will last 70 years. Conclusion – “We can’t cope without international support”.

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While a coalition is being formed that will help Ukraine resolve this issue in a fundamental way, the central and local authorities are determined with the most critical areas where they should direct their own not too great opportunities.. Vereshchuk says that, first of all, they will deminine energy infrastructure facilities in order to provide settlements with electricity, as well as roads and roadsides, because it is there that people are more likely to be blown up by mines.

Earlier it was said that every Ukrainian should know about mine safety.