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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Arpan Rai

Ukraine says more than 260 civilians killed after stepping on mines since beginning of Russian invasion

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Extensive mines and explosives in Ukraine have killed more than 260 civilians and injured another 571 during Russia’s 20-month-old invasion, Kyiv’s military officials have said.

Around 174,000sq km of Ukraine, making up about a third of its territory, has been potentially strewn with mines or dangerous war detritus, estimates from Kyiv officials showed.

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