Humanitarian demining centre to appear in Ukraine

Ukraine will establish a humanitarian demining centre that will serve as a think tank.

Source: Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, on Telegram

Quote: "A humanitarian bomb disposal centre will be established in Ukraine to act as a think tank and summarise information on demining needs from ministries, oblast military administrations, partner countries and international organisations."

Details: Shmyhal said that on Saturday, at a meeting with the Interior Ministry, Defence Ministry, Ministry of Economy and State Emergency Service, the problematic issues of humanitarian mine clearance in Ukraine and the responsibilities of the future institution were discussed. 

"The Ukrainian Centre for Humanitarian Mine Clearance will improve coordination between all those involved in mine clearance. It will also enable [us – ed.] to attract all possible resources for demining," the statement said.

Shmyhal recalled that due to Russian aggression, Ukraine is currently one of the most mine- and shell-polluted countries in the world. Humanitarian demining is the first stage in the restoration of the liberated territories, he said.

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