Seversk region, a drone shot shows Ukrainian farmers calmly harvesting wheat at the frontline of combat, while the Ukrainian military positions less than ten kilometers from their farmland are being bombed by Russian guided bombs.
Continuous warfare has left large areas of farmland in the Donetsk region abandoned. According to data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Ukrainian authorities, about 30%-40% of the farmland in the Donetsk region is unable to be cultivated due to war, landmines, or damage to infrastructure, with higher abandonment rates in some areas. The region is one of the most heavily mined areas in the world, and demining will take decades, severely limiting agricultural recovery. Moreover, more than half of the rural population has fled, exacerbating labor shortages and further increasing farmland abandonment.
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