imagine doing this while under enemy fire. trying to find and make safe a deadly hidden device which could also kill you. it s what these experienced ukrainian engineers have been doing for the past year. now, here in neighbouring poland, honing their skills. with the help of british sappers, who faced a similar threat in the heat and dust of afghanistan. gunfire. back in ukraine, this is what they are facing. ground littered with russian mines and explosives. ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world and it is what has bogged down their advance. russia has laid hundreds of thousands of mines across ukraine, scattered over an area the size of florida. in some places, the minefields are ten kilometres deep. and in just one square metre, there could be as many as five mines. sappers like this man are now being targeted by russian forces, so they mostly have to conduct their work at night and there are simply not enough of them. would you describe being a sapper
hello. at least 20 people have been killed in an explosion at a fuel depot in the disputed territory of nagorno karabakh. that s according to armenian separatist authorities, who say 290 people were also admitted to hospitals. they say dozens are still in critical condition. armenia now says over 13,000 people have fled across the border, amid fears of persecution and ethnic cleansing. it comes as armenia and azerbaijan are due to meet in brussels tuesday for eu backed talks. it ll be the first such meeting between the two countries since azerbaijan seized the enclave last week. nagorno karabakh is at the heart of one of the world s longest running territorial and ethnic conflicts. it s recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. bbc russian s nataliya zotova sent this report from goris, near the border with armenia. the exodus of refugees started late sunday night. some arrived in the border town of goris i
who say almost 300 people were also admitted to hospitals. they say dozens are still in critical condition . armenia says more 13,000 people or about 10% of the territory s population, have crossed the border, armenia says more 13,000 people, or about 10% of the territory s population, have crossed the border, fearing persecution and ethnic cleansing. armenia and azerbaijan are due to meet in brussels tuesday for eu backed talks. it ll be the first such meeting between the countries since azerbaijan seized the enclave last week. nagorno karabakh is at the heart of one of the world s longest running territorial and ethnic conflicts. it s recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. 0ur reporter 0lga ivshina is in, and she sent us this update. thousands and thousands of karabakh armenians are still trying to cross into armenia on what turns out to be another dramatic day of this conflict. yesterday, there wa
enclave of nagorno karabakh. in cross to the united states a chief giving a press conference. as i m sure many of you have seen that trauma and exhaustion translation: is visible on the faces of so many of the people that one encounters here. it is absolutely critical that independent monitors as well as humanity name organisations get access to the people and nagorno karabakh who still have dire needs. translation: we know that there are injured civilians in nagorno karabakh need to be evacuated and it is absolutely essential that evacuation be facilitated by the government of azerbaijan. translation: given the scale of the needs that the people of nagorno karabakh our face and come am announcing that estates will provide $11.5 million in humanitarian assistance. this assistance will be used to provide everything from food to psychosocial support, given again the grave psychological wounds that so many citizens are carrying stop i have also met with locals who do not know we