Residents in the village of Dovhenke, which lies close to the border between Kharkiv Oblast and Donetsk Oblast, look on as deminers search for various unexploded ordnance and booby traps left behind by retreating Russian troops. Two years after the village was liberated, local residents continue to live in fear of the lingering threat of mines. "A lot of soldiers and civilians have been killed stepping on mines here. On anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines, on stretchers," says local farmer Igor Knyzev.
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00:00When this village was in occupation, it was more than half a year, we released it and have been working on this village for almost two years to renovate the power line, so that people could get food, people could have light and could live in peace on this territory.
00:28And for this we go to the village, go to the nearest territory, look at the explosion of dangerous objects.
00:35Explosions of military, civilian, air defense, anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns.
01:01The sappers work here every day, so sometimes they warn us not to be afraid that we will explode.
01:11We have a big thing near the manure, I asked the guys, and they said that the thing fell down, we need to pull it out with a tractor, because it is 2-3 meters deep.
01:26And there, near the tractor.