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A Russian Kh-101 missile’s unexploded warhead was destroyed by a pyrotechnical, underwater and humanitarian demining unit in Vinnytsia Oblast, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service (SES) reported on March 16. The missile fragments were discovered by local residents in the forest Read More …
Greece has joined a coalition led by Lithuania and Iceland to help Ukraine with mine clearance. This was announced by Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas following a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Vilnius. The ministers also discussed Read More …
Cambodia reported 32 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in 2023, a 22 percent decline from 41 in 2022, according to an official report on Thursday. “Four people were killed, 18 others were injured, and the 10 others Read More …
A laborer wielding a spade found an intact, 1,000-pound bomb from the Korean War at a construction site in Cheongju, south of Seoul, on Wednesday, less than a week after an identical bomb was unearthed there. Air force explosive ordnance Read More …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), along with the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and UkrGasVydobuvannya, Ukraine’s largest gas producer, recently completed an Explosive Ordnance risk assessment over 17 sq. kilometres in Kharkiv Oblast, formerly under Russian occupation. This initiative, financially Read More …
A potentially hazardous situation unfolded today near Varna’s “Kabakum” beach as a floating mine was discovered in the sea. The Navy swiftly mobilized a mine countermeasures vessel to the scene to address the threat. Authorities took immediate action to ensure Read More …
The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and other agencies searched the Charles River in Needham Monday following the recent discoveries of two unexploded ordnances in the water. Needham police said the “precautionary sweep” by the Kendrick Street Bridge turned up Read More …
An unexploded 1,000-pound bomb leftover from the Korean War was partially dismantled and removed from a construction site last week south of Seoul, a South Korean air force spokesman said. The AN-M65 general-purpose bomb from the 1950-53 conflict was discovered Read More …
For more than five months, the Israeli army has been pounding the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel. In addition to the daily intensive shelling and the famine that threatens to spread throughout the Read More …
A landmine explosion on Sunday at an Iraqi border guard command in Erbil killed three, an army spokesperson said. The explosion occurred during a training session at the engineering unit of the border guard command. The victims were landmine experts Read More …
Devon locals directly affected by the fallout of a bomb discovery say they have been left angry, exhausted and in despair at the way they feel they have been left to fend for themselves. The discovery of a 500kg Second Read More …
Landmines in Iraq has been a longstanding issue, originating from conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War, where both conventional and improvised landmines were extensively deployed. The aftermath of these conflicts, coupled with ongoing internal strife and Read More …
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes a donation of 7 million Danish krone (DKK) (more than 1 million USD) from the Government of Denmark for life-saving humanitarian mine action activities in Ethiopia. The support will go towards the Read More …
More than 700 people were evacuated on Wednesday after an unexploded bomb from World War II was found in the northern Polish city of Elbląg. The city’s Old Town area was shut down as the bomb was removed and taken Read More …
Police said an item of unexploded ordnance found by a member of the pubic on a Cornwall beach has been made safe. Devon and Cornwall Police said they were called at about 11:15 GMT on Sunday to Widemouth Bay in Read More …
The unexploded ordnance (UXO) on the seabed off Northwest Europe poses a hazard to offshore developments such as windfarms. The traditional removal method is through high-order detonation of a donor explosive charge placed adjacent to the UXO, which poses a Read More …
Around 5.6 million hectares, equivalent to 17.71 per cent of Việt Nam’s total area, are still contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) as of the end of 2023. Việt Nam is among the countries with the highest rates of UXO contamination Read More …
On 28 February, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine received a report of an explosive item found in a field in one of the settlements of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on its emergency number. Upon arrival at the scene, bomb disposal experts Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) successfully neutralised a large US air-dropped bomb in Kampong Cham province on February 27. The 340kg bomb, identified as an M117 US general purpose bomb, was defused by CMAC operatives, in a carefully planned Read More …
In Amadi, a village located a few kilometers from South Sudan’s capital, Juba, local communities used to live in fear. Unexploded ordnance—a reminder of past civil wars—littered their ancestral lands making farming impossible and posing risks to women, children, and Read More …