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Ukraine faces $40B, decades-long battle with unexploded Russian mines

Por: Newsweek World August 05, 2023

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A swath of Ukraine twice the size of Kentucky may have been contaminated by mines and unexploded ordinance (UXO) in nearly 18 months of Russia's full-scale invasion, setting Ukrainians up for a generational challenge costing billions of dollars and claiming an untold number of lives.It's the heaviest landmine and UXO contamination we've seen in Europe since World War II, Mike Newton, the head of Europe for the HALO Trust mine... + full article



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