Both sites have been using landmines extensively. The left bank of the Dineepro is the southern side of it, which has been under Russian occupation. Even there, you've still seen a lot of current minefields, which have been flooded. These mines are no longer in marked minefields, so areas where the Ukrainian military may have maps of where these minefields are. Instead you have mines mixed in with a sediment deposited by the flood downstream.
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Doug Weir from the Conflict and Environment Observatory about why the collapse of the Kakhovka dam is likely to be so damaging for biodiversity, access to clean water and levels of pollution. He explains why the environment has become such a central part of the narrative and considers what this increased focus could mean for Ukraine’s eventual recovery. Help support our independent journalism at
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