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NATO
Dropla Tech AI Confirms Over 5,000 Explosive Threats in Ukraine, Joins MITS Capital Portfolio
The US-Ukrainian investment group-backed Dropla Tech, whose edge-AI system spots mines, IEDs and ambush drones in real time, is already procurable by NATO members through standard channels.
July 9, 2026
War in Ukraine
Prince Harry Praises Ukrainian Deminers, New AI Tech in Bucha Visit
The Duke of Sussex tested drone and robotic systems designed to speed up mine clearance in war-affected areas on Friday during his surprise visit to Ukraine.
April 24, 2026
Interview
Ukraine’s Demining Skills Could Be Exported Around the World
Senior mine action advisor Paul Heslop explains how Ukraine’s demining skills and technologies have the potential to support humanitarian efforts worldwide.
April 4, 2026
Ukraine
Kyiv Uncovers Demining Fraud Scheme
The suspects are said to have faked demining activities in areas already cleared – even planting objects resembling munitions – to scam Kyiv out of Hr.6.3 million (close to $144,000).
April 2, 2026
Ukraine
Rebuilding Ukraine: Inside the Dangerous Work of Deminers
Canadian volunteers and Ukrainian sappers join forces to clear deadly mines, revealing the danger, courage, and global solidarity.
Nov. 14, 2025
Ukraine
Russia Hits Deminer’s Base in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Region
A Russian missile strike on Thursday killed two and injured three when a demining mission outside the city of Chernihiv was hit, according to local officials.
Sept. 4, 2025
Ukraine
Danish-Ukrainian Company Raises $2.8 Million for AI-based Explosive Threat Detection
Danish-Ukrainian startup Dropla secures $2.8 million to expand AI systems that detect landmines and other explosive objects, supporting both Ukraine’s military and demining operations.
Aug. 23, 2025
Drones
Ukraine Military Approves Flame-Throwing Ground Drone for Combat
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced the formal codification and approval for the operational use of the domestically produced KRAMPUS flamethrower UGV strike system.
May 20, 2025
UK
British Volunteer Chris ‘Swampy’ Garrett Killed by Russian IED Explosion in Kharkiv Region
The British Army veteran had also served in Ukraine since 2014 as a combat veteran, deminer, and founder of Prevail NGO before his death on Tuesday, caused by a Russian improvised explosive device.
May 7, 2025
War in Ukraine
Moscow Claims Ongoing Investments in Luhansk Without Signs of Demining – Ukrainian Official
A Ukrainian official said there have been no signs of demining work at local enterprises in the occupied Luhansk region despite Moscow’s claims of incoming investments.
Dec. 8, 2024
Danube
Black Sea Naval Mine Action Group Gets Go-Ahead to Start Work
Six months after establishing the group, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are to begin clearing mines that threaten shipping safety and to ensure grain exports from Ukraine can continue uninterrupted.
July 1, 2024
Drones
New Ukrainian Remote Control Demining Vehicle Revealed
Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation has unveiled a mine clearing robot developed through the Brave1 cluster which is approved for support to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
March 29, 2024
Ukraine
Mines Have Killed 277 Ukrainians, Including 74 Children, State Emergency Services Says
Some 464,000 explosives have been neutralized so far, but many millions of acres remain to be demined.
Dec. 28, 2023
NATO
Here’s What Ukraine’s Allies Have Pledged at This Week’s Ramstein So Far
Good news for Ukraine as Wednesday’s meeting of the Ramstein group as part of the NATO defense minister’s meeting seems to have heard Zelensky’s call for more air defense systems and F-16 aircraft.
Oct. 12, 2023