A vast territory where
tens of thousands of
mines
left by the Russians remain buried
as the "red wave" retreats - under the blows of the Ukrainian counter-offensive .
An
enormous risk, especially for children
: the government and international organizations (Unicef in the lead) disseminate video tutorials on how to avoid the dangers aimed at children.
But there is also a smartphone application that warns of the "threat when you approach dangerous areas", mapping the territory in which you are at that moment, indicating where the mines were buried.
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Ukrainian mines telegram
The Ukrainian government and international organizations are very concerned about the mines scattered on the liberated territory: according to sources in Kiev, the rescuers have already destroyed "more than
40,000 explosive devices, only in the territories of the Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson regions freed by the Russians.
".
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The "demining Ukraine" app arrives
And then the Ukrainian State Emergency Services Service (a sort
of fire brigade
) urges citizens to install the mobile application "Demining of Ukraine": the mobile app Demining of Ukraine which - they communicate on all social channels - "
should occupy a place on every Ukrainian's smartphone: after all, it can really save your life
", reads the message.
It allows you to track the location of explosive objects, with an interactive map showing the "
possible
dangerous
areas ", and those "already
confirmed
" and which should be avoided.
The app allows you to "quickly notify the employees of the State Emergency Service", or call the engineers to check and neutralize the buried mines.
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Ukrainian mines telegram
A photo of a mine, posted on Telegram
.
According to the official Ukrainian channels, they are of Russian origin, but explosive devices left by Ukrainians are also often found on the territory, in the early stages of the war to
slow down the advance of Putin's troops
.
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A
farmer injured while he was driving his tractor on the fields
: the "state service for emergency situations" publishes photos of the discovery of the bomb, as a warning to the population to be careful.
The post on Ukrainian social media is from last October 21st.
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Ukrainian mines telegram
"The driver of the tractor - continues the message -
was blown up by an anti-tank mine in Lypivka
.
Near the site of the explosion, rescuers discovered nine more mines planted by the attackers".
But a video tutorial, produced by Unicef
, and with the collaboration of other international organizations ,
also "turns" on social networks and institutional and school sites :
A girl, addresses the children by explaining the risks when they play in the countryside
- or in the public parks in cities - how to look out for buried mines.
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"In this lesson you will learn how to distinguish explosive objects and where they can be hidden", the video tutorial aimed at children for anti-mine security spread on Ukrainian social networks "with the participation of the dog Patron, Dmytro Monatik and a rescuer of the State Service of emergency"
The
Patron dog
has become a sort of icon of war propaganda, also promoted on social networks with videos where he was called "the hero dog".
A campaign aimed at the little ones, and exposed, that the international organization has been carrying out for almost 10 years in Ukraine.