Ukraine: Explosion in Mykolaiv injures seven police officers, two in critical condition

An explosion occurred at a gas station in Mykolaiv that was not in operation. Seven officers from the Patrol Police Department were injured; they had come to change shifts and parked their vehicles at the station. This was reported by Read More …

Ukraine: State Emergency Service destroyed Russian Kh-101 missile warhead

In the Pervomaisk district of the Mykolaiv region, rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) destroyed the warhead of a Russian Kh-101 missile. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the SES in the Mykolaiv region on Read More …

How southern Ukraine demined

In Mykolaiv region, demining operators are using an industrial drone system equipped with a modern magnetometer to detect explosive ordnance. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense, according to Ukrinform. The ministry reminds that southern Ukraine is one of Read More …

Ukraine: Dog teams trained in landmine detection deploy in Mykolaiv Oblast

As spring arrives in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, four teams of highly trained dogs, and their handlers, have been deployed to help detect landmines and explosive ordnance (EO). The teams are working in areas that were heavily shelled between spring and Read More …

MAG receives £5.5m grant for Ukraine from Canadian government

MAG (Mines Advisory Group), the global landmine charity, is to receive a new grant of 10 million Canadian dollars (or £5.5m) to support its work in Ukraine until April 2026. The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced a series of Read More …

Ukraine: Three Mine Action Center personnel killed in Mykolaiv terrorist attack

On February 14, a terrorist attack in Mykolaiv claimed the lives of three service members from the Mine Action Center — Vadym Yelisieiev, Olena Kliuchnikova, and Yevhenii Siryk. The Mine Action Center announced their deaths in a Facebook post. According Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 258

A new expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency crossed the frontline this week to travel to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), replacing colleagues who have been monitoring nuclear safety and security at the site over the past Read More …

First contract for demining of agricultural land under the state program signed in Ukraine

The Humanitarian Demining Center has signed the first contract with the winner of the auction for the provision of services for the demining of agricultural land. It is Ukrainian Mine Action Services, a mine action operator that will clear an Read More …

Ukraine: Two teens blow up on mine in Mykolaiv region

In Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, one teenager died and another was injured after a mine set off. This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko. “A 14-year-old teenage boy died in the Bashtanka district, Mykolaiv region. His 12-year-old Read More …

Underwater robot and drone: Ukraine’s rescue service reveals how it clears mines from bodies of water

Modern specialised equipment is being used to inspect bodies of water in Mykolaiv Oblast for explosive devices. Protective buoys were installed wherever divers found explosive devices; the devices were then brought to the surface and transported to the shore by Read More …

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry reports number of landmine fatalities since start of full-scale invasion

124 people, including 6 children, have been killed by explosive devices in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ruslan Berehulia, Head of the Department of Environmental Safety and Anti-mine Action of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said: “As of Read More …

Ukraine: Landmine explosion injures 4, including baby, in Mykolaiv Oblast

Hanna Zamazieieva, head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Council, reported on Jan. 21 that a car hit a landmine in the village of Liubomyrivka in Mykolaiv Oblast. According to her, four people were injured, including a three-week-old baby. She urged residents Read More …

Ukraine: State Emergency Service neutralized almost 1,500 explosive items in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Mykolaiv regions

On April 23, Ukrainian pyrotechnic workers have neutralized 1,471 explosive objects, including three aviation bombs. The State Emergency Service said this a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. “Pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service were called out 123 times over the Read More …