Russia is adding bait to landmines in Ukraine, using cash and cans of Pepsi, report says

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The anti-tank mines lie in the Ukrainian field camp of the combat engineering support group of the mechanized (tank) brigade on June 8, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Landmines, booby traps, and trip wires are a favorite Russian tactic, turning Ukraine's environment against Kyiv's own troops.

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Russian troops are being blown up by their own minefields because their leaders won't say where they are, Ukraine says

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A sign warning of mines near Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2023.

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Russia's new 'sea of fire' tactic makes it even more treacherous for Ukraine to clear minefields, report says

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A billboard indicating the presence of landmines in a suburb of Kyiv.

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Russia's ruthless minefields aren't just handcuffing Western tanks. Each day the war drags on the mines get more buried — and are likely to haunt Ukraine for many years to come.

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Two Ukrainian soldiers clear mines and a warning sign about mines.
Soldiers prepare to clear an anti tank mine by using rope to remove the detonator during a mine clearance training exercise on July 11 2023, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine; Unexploded munition collected by de-mining unit of National Guards of Ukraine before they will be destroyed seen in near Kherson.

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Video shows Ukraine using thermal imaging drones to try to locate mines left by Russia to kill and maim its soldiers

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A pair of hands hold a screen with a thermal image of a field filled with white dots, some of which are Russian landmines
A still of a CNN video showing a thermal imaging captured by Ukraine, where some of the white dots show Russian landmines.

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Ukrainians are testing out a jerry-rigged mine-clearing machine made from a farm vehicle with spinning metal chains

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A still from video by Reuters showing, from above, a Ukrainian excavator adapted with chains for mine-clearance in a Ukrianian field in August 2023.
A still of the Ukrainian excavator, adapted for mine-clearance, in action in a field in Ukraine.

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While Russia's schoolchildren learn how to operate drones and clean guns, Ukraine's students will take classes on how to navigate treacherous minefields

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Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.
Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.

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4 key types of landmines, how they work, and their impact on the Russia-Ukraine war

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A close-up of a landmine exposed in the dirt, with a Ukrainian soldier walking by in front of the bomb.
Hand or mechanically placed mines, such as the TM-62, are most commonly buried or laid on top of the ground.

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Photo captures Ukrainian troops using grunt robots to plant deadly anti-personnel mines

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unexploded munitions and other explosive devices as members of a demining team of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine clear mines off a field not far from the town of Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, on April 21, 2022, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Unexploded munitions and other explosive devices collected by members of a Ukrainian demining team.

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Ukraine's military is overcoming Russia's dense minefields and its counteroffensive is poised to 'gain pace,' Zelenskyy says

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The leader of clearance team explains the operation as Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.
The leader of a clearance team explains the operation as the Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.

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