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U.S. approves $89 million in mine and ordnance clearing aid for Ukraine

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The $89 million will pay for 100 demining teams to work in Ukraine for the next year. Russian forces have reportedly booby trapped everything from cars to washing machines to dead bodies. The money will be given to non-governmental organizations to field the teams. No American government personnel will be on the ground in Ukraine.

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Reuters

U.S. approves $89 million in mine and ordnance clearing aid for Ukraine

The U.S. State Department has approved $89 million worth of assistance to help Ukraine equip and train 100 teams to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance for a year, an official said on Tuesday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Channel News Asia

US approves US$89 million in aid to clear landmines, ordnance in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved US$89 million worth of assistance to help Ukraine equip and train 100 teams to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance for a year, an official said on Tuesday (Aug 9). The funding is the largest US demining program yet in Ukraine, and the official compared U

2 years ago·Singapore

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The Hill

US to provide $89 million for demining efforts in Ukraine

The State Department announced Tuesday it will provide $89 million to help demining efforts in Ukraine, comparing the scale of unexploded ordnances Russia left behind to tactics ISIS employed in Sy…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

US approves $89 million to help Ukraine clear land mines

The United States approved $89 million in land mine removal assistance for Ukraine, another financial commitment from Washington nearly half a year after Russia began its invasion of its neighboring country.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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2 years ago·Canada

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Bloomberg

US to Help Clear Deadly Mines in Ukraine With $89 Million in Aid

The US government is committing $89 million to assist Ukraine in clearing land mines and other unexploded ordnance scattered through through the country since Russia’s invasion, a State Department official said Tuesday.

2 years ago·United States

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