Russian landmine claims life of farmer as tractor detonates explosive device in Kherson Oblast
A tractor set off a Russian mine in Kherson Oblast on Sept. 27, killing the driver as a result, the press service of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported on Telegram.
"A tractor driver was killed in Kherson Oblast because of explosives left by Russians," the authorities said.
The 61-year-old man was working near the village of Novoberyslav, Kherson Oblast when his tractor ran over a Russian mine. As a result of the explosion, he sustained life-threatening injuries.
The regional administration stressed that many fields in Kherson Oblast are mined and urged local residents to take care of their safety and not to remain in places that have not been inspected by sappers.
As a result of Russia's full-scale invasion, 30% of Ukraine's territory has been mined, an area two times the size of Austria. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Emergency Service predict that it may take up to ten years to completely clear these lands of mines.
The World Bank estimates that the full range of humanitarian demining in Ukraine will cost $37.4 billion. For the priority demining of agricultural land alone, $1.5 billion is needed.
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