Ukraine: Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have designed a new joint programme for smallholder farmers and rural families most affected by the conflict. The goal is to clear farmland impacted by the fighting of Read More …

Russia’s Railways Keep Exploding

A reported explosion closed a vital railway supply route in Russian-occupied Crimea on Wednesday, as Moscow and its regional collaborator authorities struggle with a wave of sabotage attacks. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-installed head of occupied Crimea, announced via Telegram on Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 167

The IAEA is aware of reports of mines having been placed near the cooling pond. No mines were observed at the site during the Director General’s visit, including the cooling pond. However, the IAEA is aware of previous placement of Read More …

Norwegian citizen arrested in Hungary for alleged extremist plot

Police have arrested a Norwegian citizen in Hungary on suspicion that he was planning an extremist attack modeled after a 2011 massacre in Norway that killed 77 people, authorities said Tuesday. The National Investigation Office of the Hungarian police said Read More …

Azerbaijan: ICRC reveals number of mine victims over past 30 years

About 3,350 people have become victims of mines in Azerbaijan over the past 30 years, Trend reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed the above figures in its Facebook publication. The ICRC also said that together with Read More …

Ancient Russian T-54 tank turned into rolling bomb explodes in massive shockwave

Russia appears to now be packing nearly antique T-54/55 tanks with explosives and pointing them at Ukrainian positions on the battlefield, before detonating them under remote control in an attempt to blast their way through. A recent video seems to Read More …

Britain gets new elite counter terror troops to support police and MI5

Military chiefs have formed a new domestic counter-terror unit to offset pressure on Britain’s Special Forces. Razor Squadron is the first new special operations team to be established since the creation of the Special Forces Support Group at the start Read More …

Ukraine: Sweden sending 250 mine detectors to search for landmines scattered after Kakhovka dam flooding

Sweden has sent 250 mine detectors to Ukraine to eliminate the consequences of Russia’s destruction of the Kakhovka dam, Sweden’s Ministry of Defense reported on June 14. The equipment sent by Stockholm was intended for civilian mine clearance, said Swedish Read More …

US to provide depleted-uranium tank rounds to Ukraine

The United States is expected to approve the transfer of depleted-uranium anti-tank shells to help Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move follows weeks of internal discussions on the subject between the White Read More …

Landmine Use in Ukraine

This background briefing surveys the types of landmines used in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022. Antipersonnel mines explode by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person, and can kill and injure people long Read More …

UK: Man jailed after witness reports bomb making manuals on laptop

Today (12/6) Asad Bhatti of Holland Close, Redhill was handed an eight year jail sentence following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE). The investigation began when it was reported to police that documents with suspicious titles about Read More …

U.S.-led NATO explosive ordnance disposal task unit demonstrates interoperability, readiness in exercise BALTOPS 23

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) divers and technicians from Belgium, Denmark, France, Norway and the United States, assigned to NATO Task Unit 30, are participating in exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23) in Germany, Poland, and in the Baltic Sea, from Read More …

Türkiye: Five workers dead in rocket and explosives factory blast in Ankara

At least five workers died on Saturday in an explosion at a rocket and explosives factory in Türkiye’s capital Ankara, according to the country’s National Defense Ministry. “An explosion occurred at the MKE Rocket and Explosives Factory in the Elmadag Read More …

Poland: Two men charged following theft of ammunition from a train in Lower Silesia

Four boxes of ammunition were stolen on Sunday from a special train operated by American soldiers, which had a stop in Węgliniec. The police detained in this case three residents of the Zgorzelec county aged 26, 34, 39 years. According Read More …

UK: Man appears in court accused of making ‘explosive substance for unlawful purpose’

A man has appeared in court charged with making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose. David Prior is accused of making an explosive substance – namely ‘improvised explosive devices’ – between January 1 and June 2 this year. The Read More …

Ukraine dam’s destruction increases mines threat – Red Cross

The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine will have a catastrophic effect on locating landmines in the affected region, the Red Cross warned Wednesday. “We knew where the hazards were,” said Erik Tollefsen, head of the Weapon Contamination Unit Read More …

Ukraine expects to involve UNDP in demining

This was discussed during a meeting between First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko and UNDP Mine Action Coordinator in Ukraine Paul Heslop, the press service of the Ministry of Economy reports, according to Ukrinform. It is Read More …

Croatian RAK-SA-12 now actively used in Ukrainian Armed Forces

The SBGS shared photos on their Facebook account, highlighting the 128-mm multiple launch rocket systems transferred by Croatia as part of military defense assistance. These mini-MLRS can unleash a barrage of 12 shells of a 128 mm caliber in just Read More …