Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed?
Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AI Crouched over on her hands and knees in a field of…
The Guardian reports: Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AI Crouched over on her hands and knees in a field of weeds, Olena Kabanova is digging into the ground.
With a shovel and a steady hand, the 58-year-old digs out a neat square around the spot where a mine detector has sensed a suspicious object. Now back under Ukrainian control, it is littered with landmines.
This world story centres on Ukraine. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Vietnam, Olena Kabanova and AI Crouched.
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