Ukraine says more than 260 civilians killed by landmines, explosives since Russian invasion
More than 260 civilians have been killed in Ukraine after stepping on landmines or other explosives during the 20-month-old war with Russia, Ukraine's military said on Wednesday.
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![Andriy Ilkiv, a deminer of Ukrainian national police, who lost his leg last year as a result of a mine explosion, searches mines in a field in Izyum district, Kharkiv region on October 24, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Ukrainian police officer searches for mines in a field in the Izyum district last month.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7015223.1698856903!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ukrainian-deminer-looks-for-mines-in-field-in-the-izyum-district.jpg)
More than 260 civilians have been killed in Ukraine after stepping on landmines or other explosives during the 20-month-old war with Russia, Ukraine's military said on Wednesday.