The volunteers - some in their 70s - are helping educate Ukrainians about unexploded munitions and training Ukrainian forces to disarm them.
A sign indicates the presence of mines in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine in early December.
“Most of us were veterans who were working in tech until we were ready to take this prime time and do the mission that we had always wanted to do,” Howard said.Within a week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, Bomb Techs Without Borders began a social media campaign - educating Ukrainians about the dangers of unexploded munitions.
“When the invasion occurred, I immediately wanted to do something,” Culp said. “I’ll be 70 in a week. I’m not exactly the right guy to be carrying a rifle and sloshing around in a trench. I really felt strongly about the wrong and the right of the situation, and I just felt like this was something that was going to be very important to America and to the West, and I wanted to be a part of it.
What they’re finding are outdated and poorly maintained Russian weaponry, which means there are more duds lurking in the ground, waiting for civilians, soldiers, and disposal techs. “Right now, Ukraine, I believe, is the most mined country. It's a huge problem,” said John Frucci of Oklahoma State University’s Institute for Global Explosive Mitigation, which acts as a hub for various nongovernmental organizations engaged in this type of work.
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