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de-mining

British  

noun

  1. the process of removing landmines

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The tall, softly spoken 31-year-old Ukrainian Navy diver is part of a team of 20 tasked with de-mining the parts of the Black Sea still under Ukraine's control.

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But before the underwater de-mining mission can even begin, Vitalii's group needs to identify the object, as missiles and a wealth of World War Two unexploded bombs sit on the seabed alongside Russian sea mines.

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De-mining the sea is not impossible, but doing so in the middle of active combat ramps up the risk considerably.

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According to Pletenchuk, in 2025 the de-mining group neutralised more than 50 mines - a fraction of the total.

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Russian and Ukrainian forces have both been testing AI in this war, and in some areas they are already using it, for finding targets, gathering intelligence and de-mining.

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