Mine action progress continues as ANAMA clears over 7,500 hectares in May

The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) has released its monthly report on demining operations conducted in territories liberated from occupation, showing that a total of 7,520.2 hectares of land were cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance in May.

In May, clearance operations were carried out in the Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khojavand, Lachin, Shusha, Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil, Gazakh and Zangilan districts, as well as in the city of Khankendi.

Monthly information about operations carried out by institutions involved in #demining activities in the liberated territories (May 2026)@wwwmodgovaz#ANAMA #MineAwareness #MineAction #LandmineSafety #Azerbaijan pic.twitter.com/r0iE60HHfy

— ANAMA (@ANAMA_gov_az) June 1, 2026

During the operations, authorities discovered and neutralised 173 anti-personnel mines, 111 anti-tank mines, and 1,537 unexploded ordnance items.

By Jeyhun Aghazada