Ukraine Demining Efforts Continue Amid Escalated Russian Missile Strikes

The Independent · first seen 29.08.2026

Humanitarian deminers work to clear Russian landmines in Ukraine while the Russian defense ministry claims a successful launch of a nuclear-capable missile.

Humanitarian deminers like Antonina Kulhava are working to clear post-invasion mines in Ukraine.
The Russian defense ministry reported the successful launch of a nuclear-capable missile.

Sources

The Independent — ‘Where there were bombs, there are now sunflowers’: The woman ridding Ukraine of Russian mines
The Independent — Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin fires nuclear-capable missile that could reach US days after CIA chief’s visit

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