2024 Year Results: UDS Among the Leaders in Demined Land Area!
Ukrainian Demining Services (UDS) achieved impressive results in just eight months of operation in 2024, as the company began demining with machines and equipment in May of the previous year. In this short period, UDS took second place among demining operators in terms of the area of land cleared of explosive hazards and handed over to the state!
Based on the results of 2024, the top 5 companies in terms of demined areas are:
🥇 Ukroboronservice – 1206 ha
🥈 Ukrainian Demining Services (UDS) – 422 ha
🥉 HALO Trust – 296.9 ha
4️⃣ Patron Demining – 80.9 ha
5️⃣ Ukrainian Demining Agency – 75.4 ha
These results were presented by the head of the Mine Action Center, Yevhen Birukov, during a working meeting of demining operators, held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Ihor Bezkaravainyi.
It is worth noting that there are 84 demining operators in Ukraine in total.
Company Information:
- Ukroboronservice – The largest state-owned demining operator, operating for 32 years. The company has its own Humanitarian Demining Center. Since 2010, the Center has been accredited by the UN as a provider of demining services and is a partner of UNMAS, the corresponding UN agency.
- Ukrainian Demining Services (UDS) – A national demining operator, founded on September 8, 2023. UDS holds certificates for 8 humanitarian demining processes.
- HALO Trust – A British non-profit NGO that has been working in the demining sector worldwide for nearly 37 years.
- Patron Demining – A national demining operator that has been operating since 2022. Its priority is the implementation of humanitarian demining activities across all of Ukraine.
- Ukrainian Demining Agency (UA Demining) – Established in 2024, specializing in providing professional demining and land clearance services from the consequences of war.
Let’s continue working for a safer Ukraine!