Russia's war has forced Ukraine's grain farmers into a vicious dilemma. Those in areas now free from Russian occupation are risking their lives to strip their land of explosives before the critical spring planting season.
Ukrainian farmer Oleh Uskhalo walks inside a destroyed warehouse in Potomkyne, Kherson region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Bankruptcy is looming for many Ukrainian farmers across the war-torn country who are struggling to seed crops amid widespread mine contamination in areas once occupied by Russian forces and rising costs associated with exports. Ukrainian farmer Oleh Uskhalo walks inside a destroyed warehouse in Potomkyne, Kherson region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
POTOMKYNE, Ukraine — A grassy lane rutted with tire tracks leads to Volodymyr Zaiets’ farm in southern Ukraine. He is careful, driving only within those shallow grooves — veering away might cost him his life in the
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