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Ukraine farm worker killed when tractor hit mine
One farm worker died and another was injured on Sunday in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region after their tractor hit a mine while ploughing a field, Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
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Liberated after a long Russian occupation, the Kherson region is heavily mined and farmers risk their lives trying to work in fields that have not yet been cleared of mines.
“I’m once again appealing to the residents of the region. Do not start any work until the fields have been inspected by sappers. Take care of your safety,” Prokudin said on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal earlier this year said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had created the world’s largest minefield with an area of 250,000 square kilometers (96,525 square miles).
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