The State Emergency Service of Ukraine received special equipment for sappers
5 April, 2024 Demonstration of the transferred equipment for the SESU. Photo credits: State Emergency Service of Ukraine The State Emergency Service of Ukraine received a large amount of mine clearance equipment from international partners.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on this. The equipment was purchased by international partners with funding from the European Union and the governments of Denmark, Sweden, and Japan. Thanks to this aid, international partners managed to equip almost 80% of all sappers of the SESU.
Equipment donated to the SESU by international partners.
Photo credits: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
In total, a large number of kits were transferred, which made it possible to equip 1010 sappers who will form 202 fully equipped teams. The full list of equipment includes reconnaissance equipment such as rangefinders, binoculars, navigators; explosive ordnance disposal equipment such as detonators, detonating coils, ohmmeters; protective equipment such as vests, helmets, goggles, knee and elbow pads; and two types of detectors. The transfer of other equipment will be continued.
In addition, the Government of Japan donated a specialized armored vehicle to Ukraine for demining crews, which is already in use in the Kherson region.
The ceremony of transferring equipment to the SESU. Photo credits: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
About 30% of the territory of Ukraine has been mined since the beginning of the war.
"30% of the territory of Ukraine (174 thousand square kilometers) has been mined since the beginning of the full-scale Russian attack," Kateryna Pavlichenko, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
Militarnyi previously reported that Canada had handed over special mine clearance vehicles to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. In total, 10 special vehicles for the disposal of explosive ordnance were transferred.
The vehicles are equipped with a crane for carrying out the relevant work.
The crane provides loading and transportation of equipment and materials necessary for rescuers to carry out the relevant demining operations.
All the equipment is mounted on the Czech universal chassis platform Torsus Terrastorm, which is capable of overcoming difficult off-road conditions thanks to all-wheel drive.