Humanitarian demining: DDPS presents Ukraine with remote-controlled demining machine
Bern, 22.6.2023 - The number of areas in Ukraine contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnance has risen sharply since the beginning of the war. To meet this challenge, the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) has presented the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) with a demining machine from the Swiss Digger Foundation. The machine allows large areas contaminated with mines and other explosive ordnance to be cleared safely and efficiently. In addition, the Swiss Armed Forces have been training the Ukrainian civilian authorities in humanitarian demining since summer 2022.