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National Strategy for Mine Action: 5 key changes that will accelerate demining
August 7, 2025
National Strategy for Mine Action: 5 key changes that will accelerate demining

Demining in July: hundreds of cleared hectares and a hackathon for training AI. The monthly summary of humanitarian demining was presented by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Uk...

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the list of mine action activities in accordance with the Law
August 6, 2025
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the list of mine action activities in accordance with the Law

The Government has approved mine action activity types and their correspondence to economic activity types. This decision formalises the classification of mine action activities within the national sy...

Mine detection dogs are actively deployed for demining in Mykolaiv region
August 1, 2025
Mine detection dogs are actively deployed for demining in Mykolaiv region

Mine detection dogs are being actively deployed for territory demining in Mykolaiv region. Dog teams have become an important component of demining operations, complementing mechanical and manual clea...

Development of the prioritization system and strengthening anti-corruption: HDC signed a memorandum with the 'Partnership for a Strong Ukraine' program
August 1, 2025
Development of the prioritization system and strengthening anti-corruption: HDC signed a memorandum with the 'Partnership for a Strong Ukraine' program

Development of the prioritisation system and strengthening of anti-corruption: the Centre for Humanitarian Demining signed a memorandum with the "Partnership for a Strong Ukraine" programme. The memor...

AI Data Jam: over 50 IT specialists in Kyiv trained artificial intelligence to accelerate demining
July 29, 2025
AI Data Jam: over 50 IT specialists in Kyiv trained artificial intelligence to accelerate demining

AI Data Jam: more than 50 IT specialists in Kyiv trained artificial intelligence for accelerating demining. The event focused on creating labelled datasets for training AI algorithms to detect explosi...

A mine action coordination council to be established under the Ministry of Economy
July 14, 2025
A mine action coordination council to be established under the Ministry of Economy

A coordination council on mine action will be created under the Ministry of Economy. The decision formalises an interagency coordination mechanism that will ensure unified management of the mine actio...

Ministry of Economy and OSCE conducted an introductory course on humanitarian demining for communities
July 11, 2025
Ministry of Economy and OSCE conducted an introductory course on humanitarian demining for communities

The Ministry of Economy and OSCE held an introductory course on humanitarian demining for communities. The course was designed for local government representatives and community leaders to help them u...

Training vouchers: Ukrainians will be able to master the profession of deminer at state expense
July 10, 2025
Training vouchers: Ukrainians will be able to master the profession of deminer at state expense

Training vouchers: Ukrainians will be able to master even more professions and specialties at the state's expense. The Government has expanded the list of professions available under the voucher progr...

Demining in June: cleared land and accelerated implementation of cutting-edge technologies
July 8, 2025
Demining in June: cleared land and accelerated implementation of cutting-edge technologies

Demining in June: cleared lands and accelerated implementation of cutting-edge technologies. The monthly results of humanitarian demining were summarised by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Ag...

Near Irpin, a water body was surveyed using sensor technologies for the first time
July 7, 2025
Near Irpin, a water body was surveyed using sensor technologies for the first time

For the first time, sensor technologies were used to survey the bottom of a water body for the presence of explosive ordnance. Mine action operator «Risk Control» LLC deployed the MineHound dual-senso...

New architecture of the mine action system: Tony Blair Institute presented the White Paper
July 4, 2025
New architecture of the mine action system: Tony Blair Institute presented the White Paper

A new architecture for the mine action system: the Tony Blair Institute presented a white paper. The document proposes a comprehensive reform of the mine action system in Ukraine, aimed at increasing ...

'Future of Demining: Ukraine in Action' — large-scale exhibition in Lviv region united over 200 participants
June 26, 2025
'Future of Demining: Ukraine in Action' — large-scale exhibition in Lviv region united over 200 participants

"Future of Demining: Ukraine in Action" — a large-scale exhibition in Lviv region brought together over 200 participants. The event showcased the latest achievements in Ukrainian and international dem...