According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the Russian war in Ukraine has created a minefield of 250,000 square kilometers in size in his country. "It's currently the largest minefield in the world," Shmyhal told South Korea's Yonhap news agency in an interview published on January 8. The mined area, according to Shmyhal, is equivalent to more than 40 percent of Ukraine's total land area. "It's not only making it difficult for people to travel, but also causing major disruptions in farming, which is one of our main industries," he said.
Ukraine Has Largest Minefield In The World, Prime Minister Says
Ukrainian service members use an Armtrac 400 demining machine, capable of clearing 2,400 square meters per hour, to clear a minefield in the Kharkiv region in October.