Kyiv, Ukraine, Nov 12, 2025 (AFP) - UN says 13,500 square km of Ukrainian waterways need de-mining

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2025-11-12

The United Nations said Wednesday that around 13,500 square kilometres (5,000 square miles) of Ukraine's lakes, rivers and coastlines are potentially contaminated with mines and explosives after the nearly four-year Russian invasion. Even as the war is mostly fought on the ground, both sides have mined large areas near coastlines, and some undetonated projectiles from Russia's daily aerial barrages end up in bodies of water. "An estimated 13,500......

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