Ukraine to receive US$240 million and mine clearance equipment

Ukraine’s international partners will give it over US$244 million for humanitarian mine clearance.

Source: Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade  of Ukraine, on Facebook

Details: "We are working to increase state institutions’ capacity and to involve non-government organisations (NGOs) and businesses in mine clearance," Svyrydenko said.

She added that Ukraine has reached agreements with manufacturers based elsewhere in Europe, including the Croatian DOK-ING and the Danish Hydrema, to bring their production facilities to Ukraine. Ukraine is also working to secure access to more mine clearance equipment.

"By the end of this year, Ukraine is set to receive [mine clearance] equipment from its international partners, including 10 much-needed demining machines from the Croatian company DOK-ING, 10 Global Clearance Solutions machines, nearly 200 vehicles for explosives experts, over 600 metal detectors, and 50 blasting machines," Svyrydenko wrote on Facebook.

Ukraine will also receive individual mine clearance kits, explosive protective suits, quadcopters, and robotic systems for the disposal of ammunition.

Donors from across the world include the US, the EU, Japan, Germany, the UK, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Korea and the Howard Buffett Foundation, and will give Ukraine more than US$244 million for humanitarian mine clearance.

"We are also working on launching the mine clearance market and creating a mine action strategy, which will shape policy in this area," Svyrydenko concluded.

Previously: On 18 July, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for using funds raised on the United24 platform to finance humanitarian demining.

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