Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio announced the allocation of €2 million to Ukraine for demining de-occupied territories.
This is reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Di Maio stated this during a meeting with the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Denys Monastyrskyi.
"This is a brotherhood between cities that was born either before the war or during it. And we want to use this channel to work towards the restoration of Ukraine. Starting today, Italy will be able to join Ukraineʼs reconstruction projects both at the highest state level and at local levels. As part of this project, we decided to provide €2 million, which will be sent for humanitarian demining," noted the head of the Italian Foreign Ministry.
He also added that Italy will be able to hand over some of the equipment to Ukrainian rescuers in the near future.
- Ukraine is currently one of the most mined countries in the world. Almost a third of the countryʼs territories (about 200 000 square kilometers) need demining. The robots will help speed up demining and save the lives of pyrotechnicians.
- In June, the press officer of the State Emergency Service, Oleksandr Khorunzhy, said that, according to the approximate calculations of the sappers, it would take up to 10 years to demine the entire territory of Ukraine.
- Meanwhile, the State Emergency Service has created a mobile application for mine safety. It will help detect and report explosive objects.