269 civilians killed by landmines in Eastern Ukraine conflict
Moreover, at least 564 people were injured after stepping on landmines in the conflict-hit area, the ministry said.
In the past three months, eight people lost their lives and 13 were injured in landmine incidents in the country’s eastern Donbas region.
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The hostilities in eastern Ukraine have left about 16,000 square kilometres of land in the region strewn with explosive remnants of war, making Ukraine one of the most landmine-contaminated countries in the world.
The Defence Ministry said earlier that it had already cleared an area of roughly 300 square kilometres.
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