Ukraine land mine risk | DW Documentary

Since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict in 2014, land mines and unexploded bombs have become part of everyday life in eastern Ukraine. Locating and removing them is a dangerous job, but some young Ukrainians are prepared to put their lives on the line to make things safer.

Up to now, the conflict in Ukraine has claimed 13,000 lives. Land mines and unexploded ordnances alone have been responsible for killing or severely injuring 2,000 civilians in eastern Ukraine. The country ranks number five in the world in terms of such casualties. Some young people have retrained to help make their environment safer. Jelena Tschisch is a lawyer by training, but two years ago she started working as a mine clearer for the Danish Demining Group. Together with her colleagues she works six days a week, helping to locate and remove explosives with metal detectors and her bare hands. Alexei Jaresko also wants to get involved. The trained psychologist was internally displaced as a result of the conflict. After arriving in his new home, he began learning how to identify and defuse explosives. The biggest problem is that the dangers are invisible, but lurk everywhere. Raising awareness of this is a top priority.

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