Seek and destroy: Russian sappers demine Aleppo

Russian Ministry of Defense

Combat activity in the “old town” destroyed about 30% of the buildings listed as UNESCO heritage sites.

Russian Ministry of Defense

The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that since the liberation of Aleppo Russian sappers have demined around 2,000 hectares of land, 680 km of urban roads and in the order of 3,300 buildings inside the city.

Russian Ministry of Defense

The military located and defused over 13,000 improvised explosive devices laid by Islamic State militants in Aleppo’s residential and historic districts.

Russian Ministry of Defense

The army engineers used portable Korshun contactless explosive device detectors and RVM-2M radio-wave mine detectors.

Russian Ministry of Defense

The sappers were protected by military police units from the Chechen Republic, which are also tasked with overseeing public order and escorting humanitarian aid to affected residents of the city during the transition period.

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