[mac_truck]

Evgeniy Kharlan, who farms asparagus and blueberries, asked the military to clear unexploded munitions on his land close to the front line in eastern Ukraine and was told that clearing cities and towns was a higher priority.

So those would be Ukrainian mines...

[Wuli]

“So those would be Ukrainian mines...”

or mines left by the retreating Russians

[MercyFlush]

“So those would be Ukrainian mines...”

The Ukrainians do not produce PFM-1 mines which are the worst of the mines that need to be cleared. They are exclusively made by Russia and typically deployed as a cluster munition. Most countries have banned them as they tend to look like toys and children commonly pick them up.

[JohnBovenmyer]

>clearing cities and towns was a higher priority

Well you can't do it all instantly so have to prioritize the order somehow. The above order probably is sensible. There have been international 'de-mining' groups working an assortment of previously mined areas around the world going back at least to the time of Princess Di. They probably won't go to an active war zone, but if peace can somehow be achieved I'd expect the de-mining capabilities available within the Ukraine to grow significantly.