Poland allocates money to Ukraine to demine territories

Warsaw has allocated some 637,000 US dollars for mine action in Ukraine. The money will be used to strengthen security and stability in the areas of Ukraine most contaminated by landmines and explosive objects. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy.

As indicated by the agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland signed a corresponding agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine.

It is noted that about half of the funding will go to testing UAVs and remote sensing of mined areas, as well as direct operations to clear the land of the State Emergency Situations Service of Ukraine. Part of the money will be allocated for the work of dogs involved in demining.

Funds received from Poland will be spent on innovative measures for land clearance, in particular, on increasing the possibility of land clearance with the involvement of service dogs-sappers, - noted in the Ministry.

It is noted that within the framework of this initiative, 16 specially trained dogs under the leadership of eight cynologists are already actively involved in the survey of large areas contaminated with mines in Mykolaiv region.

As noted by the Charge d'Affaires of the Polish Embassy in Ukraine Piotr Lukasiewicz, with this contribution Poland confirms its unswerving commitment to Ukraine's security and progress, as well as its solidarity with Ukraine since the first day of the full-scale war launched by the Russian aggressor.

We would like to point out that as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion, about 25 per cent of Ukraine's territory is currently contaminated with mines and explosive objects. In total, about 270,000 square kilometres in Ukraine need to be demined, including the temporarily occupied territories.