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Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian sappers have deployed unmanned aerial vehicles for mine clearance more than 800 times

  • November 9, 2023
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Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian sappers have deployed drones more than 800 times for demining, mostly in liberated areas. The State Emergency Service announced this on

Since the beginning of the year, Ukrainian sappers have deployed drones more than 800 times for demining, mostly in liberated areas.

The State Emergency Service announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reported.

“The use of drones in the work of pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service is gaining momentum. Currently, our hunters actively use underwater and surface drones, as well as various UAVs with cameras and magnetometers for aerial reconnaissance,” the report said. says.

Video: DSNS

In particular, drones are used to carry out humanitarian demining missions: surveying potentially contaminated areas, including reservoirs; preparation of maps and marking of areas polluted by GNP; Ensuring the safety of the work of pyrotechnic units during the destruction of GNP.

Since the beginning of this year, hunters have involved UAVs in the demining process more than 800 times, primarily in the liberated regions of Kharkiv Oblast, Mykolaiv Oblast and Kherson Oblast.

The State Emergency Service reminded that about a third of the territory of Ukraine is filled with potentially dangerous “iron”.

According to Ukrinform, a farmer died in the Beryslav district of the Kherson region. He encountered an enemy mine during field work.

Photo: DSNS

Source: Ukrinform

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