Croatia donates robotic mine clearance system to Ukraine

Croatia has announced the transfer of a robotic mine clearance system to Ukraine. The relevant certificate was handed over to Ukrainian representatives by Croatian Defence Minister Ivan Anušić and the heads of the manufacturing company during the Globsec international conference Read More …

Japan: Implementation of training program on the operation of large demining machines for the staff of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine

As part of its assistance in mine action, which is an urgent issue in Ukraine, Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), conducted training programs from late July to August to staff members of the State Emergency Service of Read More …

Ukraine: US mine-clearing vehicle M1150 ABV falls into Russian possession

In a recent development, military assets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [AFU], supplied by the United States, have reportedly ended up in Russian hands. Russia’s TASS news agency broadcast a video showing the retrieval and subsequent storage of three Read More …

Ukraine receives 22 demining vehicles from Japan

Explosive ordnance disposal units of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service will receive 22 mechanized demining vehicles from the Japanese government, Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said after a meeting with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Last year, Prime Minister Denys Read More …

Germany announces new package of military aid to Ukraine with drones, mine clearing equipment

Germany has announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which includes, in particular, drones, artillery projectiles and mine clearing machines, the press service of the German Federal Government said on Wednesday. The new package of assistance includes the Read More …

Irish de-mining equipment has arrived in Ukraine

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Irish de-mining equipment has arrived in Ukraine in the past few weeks and Ireland was helping Ukraine to use it. A Government spokesperson said that two mine-clearing vehicles, known as mine flail units, had Read More …

Ukraine lost M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle outside Avdiivka

Ukraine has lost only a few armored vehicles in its grueling defensive fight in—and now outside of—Avdiivka, a former Ukrainian stronghold just northwest of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. But a few doesn’t mean none. And one of the losses is Read More …

Germany sends ammunition, demining equipment to Ukraine

Germany has transferred additional military aid to Ukraine, including tank ammunition, demining equipment, and anti-aircraft guns, the German government announced on Dec. 22. Germany has consistently supported Ukraine with weapons and equipment deliveries since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Read More …

S. Korea Donates Demining Equipment to Ukraine

South Korea has reportedly donated demining machines to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance. According to the South Korean embassy in Ukraine on Thursday, two demining machines and ten pickup trucks were handed over to Ukraine at a ceremony in Kyiv in Read More …

Ukraine: M1 Abrams-Based Mine Clearing Vehicle Appears In-Country

The U.S.-made M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) will provide critical capabilities helping Ukrainian troops clear the hundreds of miles of dense mine fields the Russians have built up. The U.S. Army describes the M1150 ABV as a “highly mobile and Read More …