‘Floating landmines’ warning as Ukrainians flee dam disaster

The breaching of a major dam in southern Ukraine will have a catastrophic effect on locating landmines, the Red Cross has warned. Thousands of people have already been evacuated from parts of the Kherson region as water continues to surge down the Dnipro river which divides Russian and Ukrainian-controlled territory. Both Ukraine and Russia blame each other for sabotaging the Kakhovka dam.

Russian mines make Ukrainian fields unfarmable

 

Ukrainian farmers cannot cultivate their land. The Russians have buried so many mines that it is too dangerous to use heavy equipment for sowing. Many fear for their livelihood.