Ukrainian company develops new demining machine

Demining machine. Photo: Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

The Ukrainian company «Efarm pro» together with Sumy manufacturers of agricultural machinery developed a new version of the machine for cleaning the land from explosive objects.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.

According to Deputy Minister of Economy Ihor Bezkaravainyi, the new demining machine is not inferior in its characteristics to the best Western analogues.

The Ukrainian machine is based on the chassis of the T-156 tractor and is capable of clearing 5,000 square meters of land per hour. The Croatian DOK-ING MV-10 cleans approximately the same amount. He also added that the domestic development demonstrated a very high density of land treatment — the distance between the strips processed by the working mechanism of the machine will be only 2 centimeters.

«Currently, the certification of the machine and the start of serial production are ahead. The equipment was developed by the Efarm pro company together with manufacturers, so there is no need to look for additional capacity for manufacturing and, if necessary, repairing machines. Taking into account the needs of operators in demining machines, there will be a demand for equipment,» said Ihor Bezkaravainyi.

How is the demining of the Mykolaiv Oblast going on?

Ukraine recently updated the country's priority demining plan. According to it, more than 512,000 hectares of agricultural land are subject to priority demining, of which 44,000 hectares are in Mykolaiv Oblast.

As of December 2023, 30% of the territory of the Mykolaiv region has been mined. In total, it is 754 thousand hectares of land.

At the same time, they are working on demining in the region. For example, as of October 2023, 13 thousand 40 hectares, including 9 thousand 25 hectares of agricultural land, have been demined in the Mykolayiv region.

Dmytro Komarov, the author of the «World Inside Out.Ukraine» project, visited the mined territories of Mykolaiv Oblast and showed the work of local sappers. NikVesti also told about a farmer from Kyselivka, who is trying to demine his fields on his own.

About 30,000-35,000 hectares of land remain mined in the Bashtan district of the Mykolaiv region, part of which was under occupation. And in the village of Maksymivka of the Pervomaisk community of the Mykolaiv region, locals live with an unexploded shell under the foundation of the house.

In general, the demining situation in Maksymivka is currently critical. A year after liberation from the Russian occupiers, the village was demined by only 40%.

Read also the article NikVesti «Decades are needed: How the demining process of the Mykolaiv region continues.»

It is known that the company «Demining of Ukraine» has developed a plant capable of demining the Mykolaiv region for three months.