Videos show Russians beating land mines with logs, one of a few odd mine-clearing methods that have shown up in the Ukraine war

• Newly shared videos show Russian soldiers clearing land mines with sticks, logs, and other tools.
• Both sides in this war have at times cleared mines in unconventional ways.
• Ukraine is the most heavily mined country in the world, and it has complicated battlefield movements.

Videos from the war in Ukraine show Russian soldiers clearing land mines, but it's not exactly a "safety first" approach.

Troops can be seen using unconventional tools, foregoing safer techniques to remove the mines. It highlights how soldiers deal with the ever-present danger that mines pose.