According to the director of the Crisis Bureau of the UN Development Program Asako Okai, Ukraine has become one of the largest minefields in the world, where more than 180,000. sq.. This is an area 4.5 times the size of Switzerland..
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The State Emergency Service reminded what you need to know in order not to suffer from a mine.
The greatest risk of encountering a mine:.
in abandoned houses;
on the streets;
on playgrounds;
in fields, forests, on roadsides.
People returning home after the end of hostilities there need to be especially vigilant..
What to do if you see a mine or a suspicious object.
Never touch the suspicious object. Do not attempt to touch (hand, foot or other object), move, lift or render harmless the suspicious object. Do not touch abandoned equipment.
Move to a safe distance. Keep a distance of at least 100 meters from the suspicious object.
Mark the location of the suspicious object. Mark with sticks, clothes, stones, etc.. location of the suspicious item.
Alert when you find other people nearby. Take them away and move to a safe distance.
Report the find. Official message channels: emergency numbers 101 - State Emergency Service; 102 - police.
How to recognize a mine or explosive object.
Below are pictures of some common explosive items.
mortar mine.
Characteristic features of mortar mines:.
There are mortar mines of the following calibers: 60 mm, 82 mm and 120 mm.
Equipped with fuses or remote tubes.
They have stabilizers in the form of plumage.
It is strictly forbidden:.
Perform any mechanical, thermal and other effects on the body of the mine.
Move mines from where they are.
Carry out any earthwork near the mine.
Try to unscrew any components from the mine.
Trying to defuse the mines yourself.
High-explosive anti-tank mines.
Characteristic features of high-explosive anti-tank mines:.
In most cases, they are installed on the surface or in the ground and masked.
In most cases, the body of the mine is steel (mine TM-62P3, the body is made of polyethylene).
Can be used in conjunction with booby traps.
Equipped with different types of fuses: pressure action and fuses operating on the principle of changing the electromagnetic field (triggered by nearby metal objects).
It is strictly forbidden:.
Use mobile phones, radio communications near the mine.
Perform any mechanical, thermal and other impacts on the body of a mine or fuse.
Move mines from where they are.
Carry out any earthwork near the mine.
Try to unscrew any components from the mine.
Cut the wires, cables going to the mine fuses.
Defuse mines yourself.
In some cases, they can be equipped with fuses that work on the principle of changing the magnetic field, so the use of communications equipment near mines should be avoided.
Anti-personnel explosive mines.
Characteristic features of high-explosive anti-personnel mines:.
In most cases, they are installed on the surface or in the ground and masked.
Push mines.
The body of the mine is made of plastic, the target sensors in these mines are the upper part of the mine in the form of a disk or cross (PMN-2).
Can be used in conjunction with booby traps.
Some mines (remote mining PFM-1C) are equipped with self-destruction mechanisms.
It is strictly forbidden:.
Perform any mechanical, thermal and other impacts on the body of a mine or fuse.
Move mines from where they are.
Carry out any earthwork near the mine.
Try to unscrew any components from the mine.
Defuse mines yourself.
Click on the body of the mine.
Fragmentation anti-personnel mines.
Characteristic features of fragmentation anti-personnel mines:.
In most cases, they are installed on the surface or in the ground and masked.
Mines are installed for stretching or in a controlled form.
Some mines (OZM-72 or POMZ-2M) look like steel cans.
Mines MON-50 and MON-90 in a plastic case have a convex shape.
Mines MON-100 and MON-200 have the shape of a convex circle.
Can be used in conjunction with booby traps.
Some mines (remote mining POM-2) are equipped with self-destruction mechanisms.
It is strictly forbidden:.
Perform any mechanical, thermal and other impacts on the body of a mine or fuse.
Move mines from where they are.
Carry out any earthwork near the mine.
Try to unscrew any components from the mine.
Cut the wires, cables going to the mine fuses.
Defuse mines yourself.
Mines traps.
Characteristic features of mine traps:.
Have a small size.
Work on the principle of unloading.
It is strictly forbidden:.
Perform any mechanical, thermal and other effects on mine traps.
Move mines from where they are.
Carry out any earthwork near the mine.
Try to unscrew any components from the mine.
Try to defuse the mines yourself.
Move any objects from the mine hull.
Partner countries are ready to help in clearing the territory of Ukraine. In particular, the European Union has already promised to allocate 25 million. Euro.