Mine clearance in Kyiv region will take at least 10 days - Regional Military Administration

Olha Hlushchenko - Sunday, 3 April 2022, 00:32

A curfew has been imposed in the Kyiv region to carry out a mine clearance operation, which might take more than 10 days.

Source: Oleksiy Kuleba, Head of the Kyiv Region’s Humanitarian Headquarters, on Telegram

Quote: "We need to restore order in the area (Kyiv region - ed.), so we can carry out a mine clearance operation.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine, police and other services will work on this […]

The clearance operation will take at least 10 days."

Details: Kuleba urged residents in Kyiv Region settlements to not return immediately to their homes and put their lives in danger.

"We all want to return home. However, the Kyiv region areas liberated from the aggressors are still dangerous," Kuleba said.

In addition, his Telegram channel reports that a curfew is being imposed in the Kyiv Region until 6:00 on Tuesday 5 April.

"This is being done to enable the specialists to assess the extent of the work and put things in order. After that, the mine clearance operation and reconstruction of infrastructure can be planned and scheduled," the statement says.