Halo Trust to double staff in Ukraine as it faces ‘epochal’ mine clearance

World’s largest demining charity says landmines are being used by Russia on an ‘extraordinary scale’

The world’s largest demining charity, the Halo Trust, is doubling its staff in Ukraine this year as it faces an “epochal” challenge to clear liberated areas of explosives.

As the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches, the charity is undertaking a “huge” training programme to expand its staff in the country to around 1,200 this summer.

It is impossible to know exactly how many mines, shells and rockets require to be disposed of, but the process is likely to take decades.