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Ukraine has cleared 20 percent of mined land, PM says
KYIV: Ukraine has intensified efforts to clear land mines and has cut the affected area to around 137,000 square km (53,000 square miles), a 20 percent reduction from the end of 2022, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on of the remaining mined areas are farmland, Shmyhal is a global major grain grower but it reduced harvests sharply after Russia's 2022 invasion left large areas occupied and said about 9,000 people from 112 specialized companies are now involved in mine analysts say Ukraine needs at least 10 years to demine all territories.
