Ukraine: Ministry of Defence codified and adopted over 17 new models of demining equipment this year


In the nine months of 2024, the Ministry of Defence codified and adopted over 17 models of demining assets for use in the Defence Forces, with 5 being made domestically.

Ukrainian weapon manufacturers produce mine rollers (mine trawls), military engineering vehicles, individual demining kits, and modern pulse induction metal detectors, all of which are important for the Defence Forces. The codified foreign-made demining assets include Croatian-made mine flails and mine rollers, German-made integrated countermining and mine detection systems, UK-made mine plows, mine rollers, and demining systems, US-made engineering armored vehicles, etc.

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Source: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine


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