A Harvest of Hope in Ukraine's Mine Scarred Lands Antonina Kulhava, a 32 year old humanitarian deminer, is clearing Russian mines from Ukrainian soil with grit and determination.
The war has turned Ukraine into one of the world's most heavily mined countries, with over 139,000 square kilometers of potentially deadly ordnance covering an area roughly the size of England and Wales combined.
This reality underscores the magnitude of Ms. Kulhava's work in a male dominated industry where explosive ordnance clearance is often seen as "male stuff. " However, this thinking underestimates women like Ms.