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NATO
A letter on X signed by the defense ministers of the four nations has recommended withdrawal from the anti-personnel landmine convention because of the deterioration in regional security.
Mar. 18
Germany
For the first time in Ukraine, demining operators will be able to rent a machine for clearing territories affected by ERW - now estimated at 139,000 square kilometers (53,640 square miles).
Feb. 27
Propaganda
An explosion close to a restaurant that killed two and injured eight has been confirmed as another Russian security services engineered inadvertent “suicide” bombing.
Feb. 16
Russian Armed Forces
OSINT social media is abuzz with images that show Ukrainian using the remote artillery-delivered mines and Russian forces encountering the mines scattered on the battlefield.
Jan. 28
War in Ukraine
A member of the international “demining” community shares his take on what how best to tackle the grim legacy of landmines and unexploded munitions that will remain when the war in Ukraine is done.
Jan. 20
Poland
The army general was reportedly sacked and four soldiers charged after they failed to unload nearly 250 landmines being sent to an ammunition depot near the village of Mosty in July.
Jan. 13
US
Ukraine’s defense news outlet Militarnyi has published images of a modified US donated HMMWV utility vehicle fitted with two Soviet-era UMZ remote minelaying launchers.
Dec. 5, 2024
War in Ukraine
The United States, which is not, said last week it would transfer landmines to Ukraine, prompting condemnation from rights groups.
Nov. 29, 2024
War in Ukraine
Another Ukrainian official told the conference in Cambodia that Kyiv will not fulfil a commitment to destroy around six million landmines left over from the Soviet Union because of Russia’s invasion.
Nov. 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that anti-personnel landmines would be included in the $275 million worth of military equipment for Kyiv without specifying the type or quantity.
Nov. 25, 2024
Ukraine
Ukraine can always benefit from receiving more weapons, but measuring the expected impact of the new American mines provision is more complicated, the expert said.
Nov. 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
The provision of antipersonnel landmines could help Kyiv deter Russia’s invasion, but the weapon’s controversial nature has led to some concerns.
Nov. 20, 2024
War in Ukraine
During a two-day conference in Switzerland, more than 40 countries backed the Lausanne Call for Action, committing to concrete actions towards humanitarian demining in Ukraine, the organisers said.
Oct. 18, 2024
UN
With the UN estimating that almost a quarter of Ukraine's territory is currently contaminated with landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) the need for innovative demining techniques continues.
Oct. 17, 2024
Germany
Almost a quarter of Ukrainian territory is contaminated with landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) because of the war that started in February 2022.
Sept. 18, 2024
Tanks
To combat the threat from FPV drones on Ukraine’s battlefield, Russian tanks began being fitted with cages and then all-covering boxes, culminating in the “turtle tank.”
Aug. 25, 2024
A letter on X signed by the defense ministers of the four nations has recommended withdrawal from the anti-personnel landmine convention because of the deterioration in regional security.
Mar. 18