The High Representative of the European Union for foreign policy and security policy Josep Borrell said that the EU will allocate €1 million for demining Ukraine.
"I will announce an additional contribution of over €1 million for demining operations in Ukraine through the OSCE," he noted.
Borrell emphasized that Russia cannot conquer Ukraine.
"It [the Russian Federation] is unable to win the war, so it systematically destroys Ukraine: bombs, destroys the entire civilian infrastructure. Their goal is to plunge the Ukrainian people into darkness and cold for the winter. This is the weapon of winter. This is a war crime," said the head of EU diplomacy.
- Now Ukraine is one of the most mined countries in the world. Almost a third of the countryʼs territory (approximately 200 000 square kilometers) needs demining.
- 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.
- The State Emergency Service has created a mobile application for mine safety. It will help detect and report explosive objects.