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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Kyiv warns it will ‘take years’ to defuse unexploded shells and mines in Ukraine

AP

The “huge number” of unexploded shells and mines in Ukraine will take years to defuse once the war is over, the country’s interior minister has warned.

Denys Monastyrsky on Friday said the war-torn country will still need support from the West following the Russian invasion to clear the remnants of the brutal conflict.

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