Since September 27, 2020 till August 27 2021 inclusive the sapper groups of Rescue department at the Artsakh State Service for Emergency Situations have cleared around 130 hectares of territory, including residential, agricultural and forest areas.
According to the update released by the Emergency Service, in the mentioned period 1513 explosives, 59 anti-tank mines, 10 anti-personnel missiles, 84 mines, 919 missiles, 3143 rocket-propelled grenades, 2059 anti-aircraft missiles, 9319 artillery shells, 2391 small-caliber ammunition, 1411 anti-tank grenade launchers have been neutralized and eliminated by the sapper groups.
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