Kryvyi Rig (Ukraine) (AFP) – Built around a civilian excavator, Vitaliy’s homemade demining machine undergoes testing on a site in central Ukraine. He hopes his creation will help speed up the clearing of a country of which one third of territory is thought to contain unexploded ordnance, without putting personnel at risk.
Volunteers lend a hand in Ukraine’s battle to clear landmines
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