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New Ukrainian demining system Germina was presented at the exhibition
June 24, 2025
New Ukrainian demining system Germina was presented at the exhibition

Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has returned almost 2,000 sq km of de-occupied territories to productive use. In total, the area of cleared land now amounts to 36,942 sq km. At the same time,...

The first testing ground for demining technologies opened in Lviv region
June 24, 2025
The first testing ground for demining technologies opened in Lviv region

The United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine has handed over the Mines Eye aerial surveillance system to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. This modern unmanned technology uses sensors for...

Humanitarian demining results for May
June 20, 2025
Humanitarian demining results for May

One and a half million euros for humanitarian demining: Ukraine has signed an agreement with Italy and UNDP. The funds will be directed to supporting mine action operations, purchasing equipment, and ...

Protecting mine action operators: insurance mechanism launched
June 17, 2025
Protecting mine action operators: insurance mechanism launched

Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi participated in the event «Mine Action: Global Agenda» within the framework of the 20th GLOBSEC Forum held in Prague. During the discussion, he...

DOK-ING received a key partner certificate from the Ministry of Economy
June 13, 2025
DOK-ING received a key partner certificate from the Ministry of Economy

The Centre for Humanitarian Demining for the first time procured services for the demining of a large agricultural plot by dividing it into two separate lots. This approach enables more efficient orga...

New international standard for mechanical demining adopted in Ukraine
June 6, 2025
New international standard for mechanical demining adopted in Ukraine

Demining in May: hundreds of cleared hectares, one hundred operators, and the first domestic heavy remotely operated demining system. The monthly summary was presented by the Ministry of Economy, Envi...

Demining innovations: Ukraine tests underwater drones and remote-controlled systems
June 6, 2025
Demining innovations: Ukraine tests underwater drones and remote-controlled systems

A new testing ground for testing innovations in mine action has appeared in Ukraine. The testing ground is designed for testing new demining technologies, machines, and equipment in conditions as clos...

Humanitarian demining results for April
May 30, 2025
Humanitarian demining results for April

16 underwater drones will help SSES sappers detect danger in water: they were purchased with funds from the Republic of Korea, France, and New Zealand. The drones are designed for detecting explosive ...

National Qualifications Agency included demining professions in the national registry
May 29, 2025
National Qualifications Agency included demining professions in the national registry

State programme for compensating agricultural land demining: more than two thousand hectares of land have been returned to farmers. This milestone confirms the programme's growing scale and impact. "M...

Estonia allocated €1.7 million for humanitarian demining in Ukraine
May 27, 2025
Estonia allocated €1.7 million for humanitarian demining in Ukraine

Ukraine has created a unique humanitarian demining market: more than 100 companies have already been certified. This is an unprecedented number for any mine-affected country and demonstrates the dynam...

Over 7,000 hectares cleared through the state compensation program: humanitarian demining results
May 23, 2025
Over 7,000 hectares cleared through the state compensation program: humanitarian demining results

Ukraine will receive six robotic demining systems from France. The transfer agreement was reached during bilateral consultations, and the systems will be used for humanitarian demining of Ukrainian te...

Serhiy Prytula Foundation handed over mine detection equipment to SESU
May 21, 2025
Serhiy Prytula Foundation handed over mine detection equipment to SESU

Kharkiv developers presented a Ukrainian machine for humanitarian demining with remote control. The HART 5100 machine was developed by XTI Engineering and is a fully Ukrainian-made heavy demining mach...