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 autumn 2022.
A team of EO experts works with the dogs and their handlers to investigate any potential finds of explosives by the dogs, and to ensure that any explosives found are safely disposed of. The dogs have been introduced in Ukraine to demonstrate a new technique for surveying land that is potentially contaminated with landmines. The government will then evaluate whether it should integrate Technical Survey Dogs into its national mine action approach.
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Source: Reliefweb
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