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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Denmark and the Netherlands are set to head a new European coalition to provide Ukraine with F-16 pilot training, maintenance and sustainment capabilities as the allies prepare to supply Kyiv with fighter jets, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Thursday.
- Russia’s Wagner Group began a planned withdrawal Thursday from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, according to Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary force.
- Regular Russian army units replaced Wagner forces in Bakhmut’s outer suburbs, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said in a Telegram message Thursday.
- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu signed an agreement Thursday with his Belarusian counterpart, allowing for the storage of tactical nuclear weapons on the Russian ally’s territory.
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- Denmark and the Netherlands are set to head a new European coalition to provide Ukraine with F-16 pilot training, maintenance and sustainment capabilities as the allies prepare to supply Kyiv with fighter jets, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Thursday.
- Russia’s Wagner Group began a planned withdrawal Thursday from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, according to Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary force.
- Regular Russian army units replaced Wagner forces in Bakhmut’s outer suburbs, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said in a Telegram message Thursday.
- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu signed an agreement Thursday with his Belarusian counterpart, allowing for the storage of tactical nuclear weapons on the Russian ally’s territory.
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Despite war, Ukraine allows Russian oil and gas to cross its territory
KYIV, Ukraine — Despite a brutal Russian invasion that has killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians and laid waste to swaths of the country, Ukraine continues to allow Russian oil and gas to cross its territory to serve its European neighbors — generating revenue for Kyiv and Moscow and illustrating how hard it is for the bitter enemies to cut ties.
Senior Ukrainian officials have demanded that their Western partners impose tougher sanctions and cut virtually all economic ties to Russia, saying “more must be done” to cripple Moscow’s war machine. But as surreal as it might seem, Ukraine insists that it has virtually no choice but to maintain its own commercial deals and has lobbied to preserve them, arguing that they provide some leverage over the Kremlin and help constrain where the Russian military carries out airstrikes.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Despite a brutal Russian invasion that has killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians and laid waste to swaths of the country, Ukraine continues to allow Russian oil and gas to cross its territory to serve its European neighbors — generating revenue for Kyiv and Moscow and illustrating how hard it is for the bitter enemies to cut ties.
Senior Ukrainian officials have demanded that their Western partners impose tougher sanctions and cut virtually all economic ties to Russia, saying “more must be done” to cripple Moscow’s war machine. But as surreal as it might seem, Ukraine insists that it has virtually no choice but to maintain its own commercial deals and has lobbied to preserve them, arguing that they provide some leverage over the Kremlin and help constrain where the Russian military carries out airstrikes.
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Russian missile strike wrecks Dnipro hospital, Zelensky says; Kyiv faces barrage
A Russian missile strike wrecked a hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement. Rescue operations were ongoing, he added, and emergency services were at the scene.
The strike killed at least two people and injured 23, including two children, Dnipro regional governor Serhi Lysak said on Telegram. He said the three-story hospital was partially destroyed, with flames engulfing a neighboring building.
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A Russian missile strike wrecked a hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement. Rescue operations were ongoing, he added, and emergency services were at the scene.
The strike killed at least two people and injured 23, including two children, Dnipro regional governor Serhi Lysak said on Telegram. He said the three-story hospital was partially destroyed, with flames engulfing a neighboring building.
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Sunny weather in southern Ukraine suggests new fighting season has begun
ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine — Spring has finally sprung in southern Ukraine. And with temperatures hitting a high of 78 degrees Fahrenheit last weekend, expectations of a long-awaited counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces are in full bloom.
An unusually rainy few months had left the ground muddy, sticky and unsuitable for heavy vehicles. But with the recent patch of dry weather, conditions are nearly optimal for the much-anticipated counterattack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky and others have described as a make-or-break chance to show Western backers that Ukraine is capable of taking back its land.
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ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine — Spring has finally sprung in southern Ukraine. And with temperatures hitting a high of 78 degrees Fahrenheit last weekend, expectations of a long-awaited counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces are in full bloom.
An unusually rainy few months had left the ground muddy, sticky and unsuitable for heavy vehicles. But with the recent patch of dry weather, conditions are nearly optimal for the much-anticipated counterattack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky and others have described as a make-or-break chance to show Western backers that Ukraine is capable of taking back its land.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- A Russian missile strike wrecked a hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.
- Ukraine’s capital also faced a barrage of missile strikes early Friday — the 13th such attack since the start of May — regional officials said.
- Lawyers for U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday appealed a Moscow court’s decision earlier this week to extend his pretrial detention by three months.
- The war could go on for “decades,” said outspoken Kremlin supporter Dmitry Medvedev.
- Moscow and Minsk signed an agreement allowing for the storage of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
- Ukraine’s interior minister said the country is preparing legislation to punish Ukrainian men eligible for military service who have left the country illegally, local media reported.
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- A Russian missile strike wrecked a hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.
- Ukraine’s capital also faced a barrage of missile strikes early Friday — the 13th such attack since the start of May — regional officials said.
- Lawyers for U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday appealed a Moscow court’s decision earlier this week to extend his pretrial detention by three months.
- The war could go on for “decades,” said outspoken Kremlin supporter Dmitry Medvedev.
- Moscow and Minsk signed an agreement allowing for the storage of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
- Ukraine’s interior minister said the country is preparing legislation to punish Ukrainian men eligible for military service who have left the country illegally, local media reported.
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Here's the latest from Ukraine:
- Ukraine’s defense ministry alleged that Russia is planning “large-scale provocations” at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
- Lawyers for U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday appealed a three month extension of his pretrial detention in Russia. Gershkovich was detained in March and accused of spying, which he, rights groups and his employer, the Wall Street Journal, have strongly denied.
- Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian prime minister and president, said the war in Ukraine could go on for “decades.”
- Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov, producer of the AK-47 assault rifle, is ramping up production of kamikaze drones for the war in Ukraine.
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- Ukraine’s defense ministry alleged that Russia is planning “large-scale provocations” at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
- Lawyers for U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday appealed a three month extension of his pretrial detention in Russia. Gershkovich was detained in March and accused of spying, which he, rights groups and his employer, the Wall Street Journal, have strongly denied.
- Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian prime minister and president, said the war in Ukraine could go on for “decades.”
- Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov, producer of the AK-47 assault rifle, is ramping up production of kamikaze drones for the war in Ukraine.
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In wartime Russia, a farm-to-table evangelist finds refuge in a village
KNYAZHEVO, Russia — Russia’s season of war brought a harvest of bad news, as the nation launched a bloody invasion of Ukraine, slammed its door on the West, and tens of thousands of people fled the country. But while many of his artistic Moscow friends emigrated in droves, farm-to-table producer Boris Akimov has stayed, escaping into the peace of a tiny Russian village, reviving old culinary traditions and building up his small country restaurant.
For Akimov and his family, who are now based outside Pereslavl-Zalessky, a town northeast of Moscow founded in the 12th century, it is still the season when soft, young nettle and dandelion leaves are collected for the table, delicate clusters of morel mushrooms are found in the forest, and goats on the farm are birthing kids.
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KNYAZHEVO, Russia — Russia’s season of war brought a harvest of bad news, as the nation launched a bloody invasion of Ukraine, slammed its door on the West, and tens of thousands of people fled the country. But while many of his artistic Moscow friends emigrated in droves, farm-to-table producer Boris Akimov has stayed, escaping into the peace of a tiny Russian village, reviving old culinary traditions and building up his small country restaurant.
For Akimov and his family, who are now based outside Pereslavl-Zalessky, a town northeast of Moscow founded in the 12th century, it is still the season when soft, young nettle and dandelion leaves are collected for the table, delicate clusters of morel mushrooms are found in the forest, and goats on the farm are birthing kids.
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Here's the latest from Ukraine:
- At least one person was killed and several were injured as attack drones swarmed Kyiv, according to city officials. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was hit by falling wreckage near a gas station. A 41-year-old man died.
- Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed more than 40 drones in Kyiv’s airspace, according to the city’s military administration.
- Overnight, 54 Iranian-made strike drones attacked Ukraine — a record, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. The country’s air force destroyed 52 of those.
- Ukrainians fighting outside Bakhmut have reported seeing Russian mercenaries withdrawing from the eastern city.
- There were no active battles in Bakhmut on Saturday, but Russian forces continued to shell the city’s outskirts and the approach to it, according to Ukraine’s deputy defense minister.
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- At least one person was killed and several were injured as attack drones swarmed Kyiv, according to city officials. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was hit by falling wreckage near a gas station. A 41-year-old man died.
- Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed more than 40 drones in Kyiv’s airspace, according to the city’s military administration.
- Overnight, 54 Iranian-made strike drones attacked Ukraine — a record, according to Ukraine’s armed forces. The country’s air force destroyed 52 of those.
- Ukrainians fighting outside Bakhmut have reported seeing Russian mercenaries withdrawing from the eastern city.
- There were no active battles in Bakhmut on Saturday, but Russian forces continued to shell the city’s outskirts and the approach to it, according to Ukraine’s deputy defense minister.
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Russians snitch on Russians who oppose war with Soviet-style denunciations
MOSCOW — Parishioners have denounced Russian priests who advocated peace instead of victory in the war on Ukraine. Teachers lost their jobs after children tattled that they opposed the war. Neighbors who bore some trivial grudge for years have snitched on longtime foes. Workers rat on one another to their bosses or directly to the police or the Federal Security Service.
This is the hostile, paranoid atmosphere of Russians at war with Ukraine and with one another. As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime cracks down on critics of the war and other political dissenters, citizens are policing one another in an echo of the darkest years of Joseph Stalin’s repression, triggering investigations, criminal charges, prosecutions and dismissals from work.
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MOSCOW — Parishioners have denounced Russian priests who advocated peace instead of victory in the war on Ukraine. Teachers lost their jobs after children tattled that they opposed the war. Neighbors who bore some trivial grudge for years have snitched on longtime foes. Workers rat on one another to their bosses or directly to the police or the Federal Security Service.
This is the hostile, paranoid atmosphere of Russians at war with Ukraine and with one another. As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime cracks down on critics of the war and other political dissenters, citizens are policing one another in an echo of the darkest years of Joseph Stalin’s repression, triggering investigations, criminal charges, prosecutions and dismissals from work.
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Here's the latest from Ukraine:
- Explosions rocked Kyiv early Sunday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, adding that one person was killed and several were injured as drones swarmed the capital. The attack came as Ukraine appears to be preparing a long-anticipated counteroffensive aimed at taking back captured areas.
- Ukrainian forces shot down 36 drones in the Kyiv region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday evening. That tally is slightly lower than a preliminary report from the capital city’s military administration. The capital region has experienced more than a dozen attacks this month, according to officials.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin urged security officials stationed near combat zones and in occupied areas of Ukraine to “ensure fast movement of both military and civil vehicles and cargoes … on their way to new constituent entities of the Russian Federation” — referring to Ukrainian regions that the Kremlin illegally claimed to annex last year.
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- Explosions rocked Kyiv early Sunday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, adding that one person was killed and several were injured as drones swarmed the capital. The attack came as Ukraine appears to be preparing a long-anticipated counteroffensive aimed at taking back captured areas.
- Ukrainian forces shot down 36 drones in the Kyiv region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday evening. That tally is slightly lower than a preliminary report from the capital city’s military administration. The capital region has experienced more than a dozen attacks this month, according to officials.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin urged security officials stationed near combat zones and in occupied areas of Ukraine to “ensure fast movement of both military and civil vehicles and cargoes … on their way to new constituent entities of the Russian Federation” — referring to Ukrainian regions that the Kremlin illegally claimed to annex last year.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine early Monday, as Russia continued to bombard the country from above with drones ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.
- Preliminary information suggested Russia attacked using Iranian-made Shahed drones and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration.
- New sanctions from Ukraine would apply commercial, financial and technological restrictions on Iranian citizens, according to draft legislation shared Sunday by Andriy Yermak, the head of the presidential office.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins a five-day visit to Sweden, Norway and Finland on Monday to discuss support for Ukraine, among other matters, the State Department said.
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- Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine early Monday, as Russia continued to bombard the country from above with drones ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.
- Preliminary information suggested Russia attacked using Iranian-made Shahed drones and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration.
- New sanctions from Ukraine would apply commercial, financial and technological restrictions on Iranian citizens, according to draft legislation shared Sunday by Andriy Yermak, the head of the presidential office.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins a five-day visit to Sweden, Norway and Finland on Monday to discuss support for Ukraine, among other matters, the State Department said.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- In Moscow, a house and a 24-story residential building were hit, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. The facade of the house was destroyed, emergency services officials said.
- In Kyiv, Ukraine’s military destroyed more than 20 enemy drones in the city’s airspace, the local military administration said early Tuesday.
- The latest Russian attacks came from different directions and in multiple waves, the city’s military administration said in a statement.
- Monday’s attacks came a day after Russia dispatched a record 54 drones in total, according to Ukrainian authorities — aimed mostly at the capital.
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- In Moscow, a house and a 24-story residential building were hit, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. The facade of the house was destroyed, emergency services officials said.
- In Kyiv, Ukraine’s military destroyed more than 20 enemy drones in the city’s airspace, the local military administration said early Tuesday.
- The latest Russian attacks came from different directions and in multiple waves, the city’s military administration said in a statement.
- Monday’s attacks came a day after Russia dispatched a record 54 drones in total, according to Ukrainian authorities — aimed mostly at the capital.
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Drones hit Moscow, shocking Russian capital after new missile attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine — A drone attack hit Moscow on Tuesday morning, damaging two residential buildings — the first strike on a civilian area of the Russian capital since President Vladimir Putin launched a brutal invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. It was almost certainly a prelude to a major escalation in hostilities.
The drone attack, which hit civilian residences and was confirmed by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, occurred just hours after yet another barrage of Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, which killed at least one person and injured more than a dozen.
Kyiv has been under a relentless assault of near-nightly bombings in recent weeks with Moscow seemingly intent on weakening or destroying Ukraine’s air defenses ahead of a much-anticipated counteroffensive that President Volodymyr Zelensky has said will oust the Russian invaders from Ukraine’s territory.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A drone attack hit Moscow on Tuesday morning, damaging two residential buildings — the first strike on a civilian area of the Russian capital since President Vladimir Putin launched a brutal invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. It was almost certainly a prelude to a major escalation in hostilities.
The drone attack, which hit civilian residences and was confirmed by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, occurred just hours after yet another barrage of Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, which killed at least one person and injured more than a dozen.
Kyiv has been under a relentless assault of near-nightly bombings in recent weeks with Moscow seemingly intent on weakening or destroying Ukraine’s air defenses ahead of a much-anticipated counteroffensive that President Volodymyr Zelensky has said will oust the Russian invaders from Ukraine’s territory.
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Ukrainians fighting outside Bakhmut see Russian mercenaries withdrawing
KOSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine — The battle of Bakhmut isn’t over.
From the edges of Kostyantynivka, about 12 miles west of Bakhmut, which Russia captured a week ago, soldiers from Ukraine’s 24th Separate Assault Battalion pounded enemy trenches on the city’s southern flank with artillery fired from an old Soviet D30 howitzer on Saturday.
It was not so different from what they have been doing for weeks. But soldiers here cited one big change.
If confirmed, the rotation of forces would mark a major shift, making units under the Russian military’s regular command responsible for holding the city — and allowing Wagner leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin to pull away after claiming to have achieved the only big territorial gain for the Kremlin since last summer.
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KOSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine — The battle of Bakhmut isn’t over.
From the edges of Kostyantynivka, about 12 miles west of Bakhmut, which Russia captured a week ago, soldiers from Ukraine’s 24th Separate Assault Battalion pounded enemy trenches on the city’s southern flank with artillery fired from an old Soviet D30 howitzer on Saturday.
It was not so different from what they have been doing for weeks. But soldiers here cited one big change.
If confirmed, the rotation of forces would mark a major shift, making units under the Russian military’s regular command responsible for holding the city — and allowing Wagner leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin to pull away after claiming to have achieved the only big territorial gain for the Kremlin since last summer.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- In a rare attack deep inside Russian territory, at least two residential buildings in Moscow were hit by drones Tuesday morning, Moscow’s mayor said on Telegram.
- Putin accused Kyiv of “trying to intimidate Russia, intimidate Russian citizens and strike residential buildings.”
- In Kyiv, Ukraine’s military destroyed more than 20 enemy drones in the city’s airspace, the local military administration said early Tuesday.
- Russia’s latest attacks came from different directions and in multiple waves, the city’s military administration said in a statement.
- Russian offensive operations in and around Bakhmut have slowed, according to Ukrainian officials, and none were reported in the area in the past day, the general staff of the armed forces said early Tuesday.
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the West is stepping up support for Ukraine.
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- In a rare attack deep inside Russian territory, at least two residential buildings in Moscow were hit by drones Tuesday morning, Moscow’s mayor said on Telegram.
- Putin accused Kyiv of “trying to intimidate Russia, intimidate Russian citizens and strike residential buildings.”
- In Kyiv, Ukraine’s military destroyed more than 20 enemy drones in the city’s airspace, the local military administration said early Tuesday.
- Russia’s latest attacks came from different directions and in multiple waves, the city’s military administration said in a statement.
- Russian offensive operations in and around Bakhmut have slowed, according to Ukrainian officials, and none were reported in the area in the past day, the general staff of the armed forces said early Tuesday.
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the West is stepping up support for Ukraine.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv of retaliating for a Russian strike on a Ukrainian military site.
- Kyiv had no “direct involvement” in the attacks in Moscow, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Zelensky, said when asked by a television channel about the drones.
- Zelensky urged Ukrainians to heed air raid alerts, saying in his nightly address that citizens should not “take them carelessly.”
- A fire at an oil refinery in western Russia was thought to be caused by a drone attack, the regional governor, Veniamin Kondratiev, said on Telegram early Wednesday.
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv of retaliating for a Russian strike on a Ukrainian military site.
- Kyiv had no “direct involvement” in the attacks in Moscow, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Zelensky, said when asked by a television channel about the drones.
- Zelensky urged Ukrainians to heed air raid alerts, saying in his nightly address that citizens should not “take them carelessly.”
- A fire at an oil refinery in western Russia was thought to be caused by a drone attack, the regional governor, Veniamin Kondratiev, said on Telegram early Wednesday.
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In fields seeded with mines, Ukraine’s farmers face deadly planting season
VYSOKOPILLYA, Ukraine — The war in Ukraine is forcing farmers across the country to make a life-or-death choice: Is planting seeds to put food on the table worth the risk of inadvertently setting off unexploded ordnance?
Russia’s invasion, now in its 15th month, has made Ukraine the world’s most mined country, officials here say. Fields on which farmers once depended are now potential death traps.
In the southern coastal Kherson region, considered some of the country’s most fertile land, farmers sweep their fields for live munitions one careful step at a time. Driving a tractor or plow across is too dangerous.
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VYSOKOPILLYA, Ukraine — The war in Ukraine is forcing farmers across the country to make a life-or-death choice: Is planting seeds to put food on the table worth the risk of inadvertently setting off unexploded ordnance?
Russia’s invasion, now in its 15th month, has made Ukraine the world’s most mined country, officials here say. Fields on which farmers once depended are now potential death traps.
In the southern coastal Kherson region, considered some of the country’s most fertile land, farmers sweep their fields for live munitions one careful step at a time. Driving a tractor or plow across is too dangerous.
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