Cambodia still contending with the deadly threat of millions of landmines
Millions of mines, cluster bombs and unexploded ordnance still litter the Cambodian countryside, a direct result of decades of conflict stemming from the Vietnam War.
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Millions of mines, cluster bombs and unexploded ordnance still litter the Cambodian countryside, a direct result of decades of conflict stemming from the Vietnam War.
A mine-sniffing African giant pouched rat named Ronin has been acknowledged by the Guinness World Records.
Ukraine has been one of the most mined countries in the world since Russia's invasion in 2022, and Ukraine is inundated with anti-personnel mines.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, temporarily shut down on Wednesday over fears of a possible Russian air attack. Meanwhile, the Biden administration approved antipersonnel mines for Ukraine to slow Russian ground forces. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor has analysis.
Ukraine has been littered with millions of landmines since Russia's invasion began two years ago. A humanitarian group says clearing them will take "generations."
Millions of landmines are spread across Ukraine. A massive effort is underway to find and remove the deadly devices, but it will take a generation or more to be rid of them.
More than 1,000 civilians in Ukraine have been wounded by landmines since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion. While doctors help victims, deminers are working to find and safely remove the mines.
The Ukrainian military must blast its way through possibly millions of mines Russia has laid in their path. CBS News visits Fort Carson in Colorado to witness the equipment and tactics required for one of the most complex and dangerous of all battlefield maneuvers.
Thousands of deadly traps lay in wait for Ukrainian troops moving in to reclaim ground from Russia. Meet the "sappers" who go in first to clear a path.