UDS Enlists Three Subcontractors to Demine Potato Institute Lands

Demining operations are ongoing on 487 hectares of particularly valuable lands belonging to the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine's Potato Institute in Kyiv Oblast, contaminated with Category I and II explosive ordnance.

UDS, in collaboration with the state-owned enterprise "UkrOboronServis," the Swiss company Global Clearance Solutions (GCS), and the national mine action operator Demining Solutions, is carrying out these works as part of a state order.

At this site, two Bozena 5+ remote-controlled mine clearance machines owned by UDS are deployed, along with three UDS sapper teams.

The state-owned enterprise "UkrOboronServis" is conducting manual technical surveys and clearing the area of explosive ordnance.

GCS, using its specialized GCS-200 machine, is conducting technical surveys over an area of more than 20 hectares.

With the third subcontractor, Demining Solutions, UDS has signed a contract for the destruction of explosive ordnance that will be discovered during the demining process.

"Such a partnership is fundamentally important for us," notes UDS Deputy General Director Volodymyr Beshlei. "After all, we are not competitors and have a common goal: together, we are demining and clearing Ukrainian lands of the explosive debris of war."

Demining operations on nearly 500 hectares will be completed within 40 working days.

Background on subcontractors

"UkrOboronServis" is the largest state-owned mine action operator. The enterprise has its own Humanitarian Demining Center, staffed by highly qualified specialists. Since 2010, the Center has been accredited by the UN as a provider of mine action services and is a partner of UNMAS, the United Nations Mine Action Service.   

GCS is a Swiss company specializing in the removal of explosive hazards in over 30 countries worldwide and manufactures its own mine clearance machines. Since 2022, the company has been operating in Ukraine, investing over 1 million euros in entering this market. One of the founders of GCS is the well-known automotive brand Porsche.

Demining Solutions is a national mine action operator. The company has all the necessary permits in accordance with the Ukrainian national mine action standard and the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) to perform the following tasks: risk education, non-technical surveys, technical surveys, manual clearance, battle area clearance, explosive ordnance disposal, training of sappers, team leaders, EORE instructors (ToT model), supply of multifunctional robotic systems for explosive ordnance disposal (MV-4, MV-10), as a representative of the company "Dok-Ing" (Croatia).