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Last year, Andrii Ilkiv and Valerii Onul lost their limbs in a landmine explosion. After l rehabilitation, they returned to service and now continue to clear Kharkiv region of mines on prosthetic limbs.

Andrii is an explosive technician from Lviv police.
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He was injured by an anti-personnel mine in September 2022 in Kharkiv region.

Valerii, a deputy head of the explosives service of Dnipropetrovsk police, was injured while clearing Novooleksandrivka dam in Kherson region.
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With such a large-scale mining operation, there is a catastrophic shortage of sappers in Ukraine. That's why Andrii says: "My motivation is to have our territories cleared as soon as possible."
"I can't leave my guys behind. They were waiting for me. They were happy to see me.
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We have to do this work," Valerii adds.

Glory to Ukrainian Heroes!
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