Sappers of the International Mine Action Center of the Russian Armed Forces are clearing mines in the vicinity of Azovstal. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 25Sappers from Russia, the DPR and the LPR have discovered and defused 611,692 explosive items since the start of the special operation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, said on Thursday. demining of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics continue to carry out tasks to clear the republics of Donbass and the liberated regions of Ukraine from explosive objects.In total, 20,262.746 hectares of territory, 1,401 buildings (of which 13 are socially significant objects), four bridges and 202.11 km of roads. 611,692 explosive ordnances were found and defused,» the general said during a briefing. 17:18InfographicsInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
