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Ukraine's landmine crisis rivals Vietnam-era scale

Original: Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed? By Amy Hawkins in Kharkiv r

Reporting from Kharkiv, Amy Hawkins writes in the Guardian that Ukraine is contaminated with landmines on a scale not seen since the Vietnam War. With fighting ongoing and deadlier threats on the front line, demining groups are developing new methods, using drones and artificial intelligence to detect and clear explosive remnants across vast stretches of territory.

Why now: Fresh Guardian reporting from Kharkiv highlights the huge and under-discussed demining challenge facing Ukraine as the war grinds on.

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• Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed? By Amy Hawkins in Kharkiv region. Photographs by Julia Kochetova Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AI https://www.… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media

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