There was another deadly strike in Ukraine today, this time in the far east killing seven people at a market in the Donetsk region.
But the missiles are not the only thing prompting fear among the people. In areas where land has been liberated there is now dangerous landmine litter, endangering lives and crippling the country's recovery.
The work to dispose of the unexploded ordinance is dangerous and tireless - and north of Kyiv, it's being led by a Kiwi.
Newshub was under strict instructions to stay behind mine disposal expert Ryan Napier and not to touch a thing.
Newshub has been invited on a treacherous mission in the city of Chernihiv.
"Anyone who says they're not nervous when doing a job like this is probably lying," said Napier.
Demining teams locate and assess remnants of Russian attacks - today it’s a rocket, others it’s a booby trap.
If possible, they remove it. If it's too dangerous, they make sure it is clearly marked that way.
"They've hit the ground at a rapid speed, in a state of anger really. Slight movement or touch or locals trying to move it could cause that to function."
Their function is to explode with deadly force, and residents of Chernihiv have endured enough of that already.
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They were in Chernihiv when rockets fell, and months on Russians are still holding their lives for ransom.
"People are finding these in back gardens, right outside their houses. We've got houses less than 50 metres either side."
One rocket is so embedded that special machinery will need to be brought in to remove it safely.
But there are thousands of rockets all around the country - the job is mammoth.
"We're not even scratching the surface at the moment."
All they can do is move on to the next.
The team follows up on a tip-off of a concerning warhead on a threatening nearby farm.
Fields of sunflowers stood ready for harvest - but that won't happen until the lethal threat hidden among them is eliminated.
And for Kiwi Anthony Connell, it's not a job that anyone wants to rush.
"It's like being an electrician. If you the black wire in the red hole there's going to be tears before breakfast."
The Swanndri gives Connell away even before his accent does - this Kiwi is heading up this entire operation.
"My mother tells me it's time to come home, my wife tells me it's time to come home, my children tell me it's time to come home."
But there is enough need in Ukraine to keep Connell busy for decades.
There is so much work to do in one area Newshub visited because the Ukrainians defended the capital from trenches and the Russians were firing at them relentlessly.
The second clearance was called off before the team even located the rocket.
"We have to go back and report this."
This was because scattered mines were spotted in the grass and it was more hazardous than they originally thought.
"Yeah absolutely it's more hazardous"
Liberation has spread a sense of victory in the north, but this war will be threatening lives in this region and beyond for many years after the final missile is launched.
