Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed?

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Civilians like Olena Kabanova are attempting to clear landmines in eastern Ukraine, a task complicated by the widespread use of drone-delivered munitions and new threats like the POM-3 mine. The scale of contamination is compared to Vietnam, with new technologies like the DMR-7 machine and AI-assisted drone surveillance offering potential improvements to the dangerous and expensive demining process.

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Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AICrouched over on her hands and knees in a field of weeds, Olena Kabanova is digging into the ground. With a shovel and a steady hand, the 58-year-old digs out a neat square around the spot where a mine detector has sensed a suspicious object.

Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed?

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