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Victoria Shynkar and her colleagues, who work for the demining charity the Halo Trust,
uncovered 243 TM-62 Soviet-designed anti-tank mines left by the Russian army in a neighbouring field.
A chunky and intimidating 32-centimetres in diameter and 13-cm-wide,
the TM-62 contains 7.5 kilos of TNT and can puncture a tank if triggered. 
The presence of landmines and other unexploded ordnance is a significant issue in Ukraine,
impacting civilians and Ukraine’s agricultu…

Ukraine’s Contaminated Land: Clearing Landmines With Rakes, Tractors and Drones - bellingcat
This story was produced in partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP). In a field near the small town of Bezymenne in southern Ukraine, Viktoria Shynkar carefully picks out a narrow path through the overgrown grass in front of her.  This small corridor of farmland in Mykolaiv Oblast will be checked for the presence of landmines and […]

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