In hopes of returning home, displaced Ukrainians learn how to detect mines

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LVIV, UKRAINE - The instructor held his hand above his head, revealing a tiny, wavy green piece of plastic nestled in his palm.

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"See this? Some civilians told me they saw these on either side of the humanitarian corridor they were walking down. They looked to them like leaves," said Mr Serhii Romaniuk, the teacher, explaining that the green plastic"leaf" in his hand was actually a deactivated land mine."It was called a safe corridor, but that was a lie. It was mined on either side."

Basic military preparation courses offered in cities like Lviv were developed with local volunteer defence forces in mind. But now teachers like Mr Romaniuk are opening their doors to civilians, in particular those who have fled fierce battles in the east to the relative safety of western Ukraine. The war has displaced more than 12 million Ukrainians, more than half of whom fled to safer regions in Ukraine's west. But now tens of thousands of civilians are returning to the places where their army has beaten Russian forces into a retreat. AndAccording to the UN, Ukrainian forces have removed nearly 80,000 mines and explosive devices since the full-scale invasion. But it will still take years to remove all of the mines in Ukraine, it said.

"If you know about them, how to spot them, then you're armed at least with knowledge of what to do," he said.

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