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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Anatolii STEPANOV

Ukrainian Village Battles Mines Year After Russia Forced Out

Ukrainian farmer Igor Kniazev has discovered the remains of shells and rockets on his land (Credit: AFP)

Every metre that farmer Igor Kniazev ploughs in an east Ukrainian village holds the danger of mines, booby-traps and unexploded shells -- the remains of a nearly three-month Russian occupation that ended over a year ago.

The deadly risks are among the traces of fighting left nearly everywhere in Dovgenke, a village which had a population of a few hundred people before the war.

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