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Brave Scot clearing landmines in Ukraine tells of near miss amid Russian airstrike

Mairi Cunningham, from Broughty Ferry, is leading the HALO Trust’s demining task force but admits nothing could have prepared her for the reality.

Daily Record · Jul 23, 2022

In Ukraine, mines take lives even after fighting moves on

Russia’s war in Ukraine is spreading a deadly litter of mines, bombs and other explosives that is disrupting planting and harvesting, complicating efforts to rebuild homes and villages, and leaving behind a legacy that will endanger civilian lives and limbs long after the fighting stops

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

PHOTOS: Angola's all-female demining teams blow up landmines — and gender stereotypes

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and courageously.

WEKU · Jun 12, 2022