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Our latest interventions in Ukraine – 21-27 March
Natalia tells her story to FSD staff. “We are from Sieverodonetsk (Сєвєродоне́цьк). We were forced to leave our...
Our latest interventions in Ukraine – 14-20. March
20 March 2022 While in many European countries it’s the beginning of Spring, the weather in Ukraine remains severe...
Our latest interventions in Ukraine – 7-13. March
12-13 March 2022 FSD supports volunteers, who transport women and children to the Polish border with a fleet of...
Machine gun ammunition at the waste dump
In eastern Ukraine, the poverty caused by the armed conflict has led many people to collect and sell scrap metal to...
“We all found at least one old horseshoe”
In Ukraine, around 20 FSD deminers are currently working in the Donbass region, where an armed conflict has been going...
Deminer’s anecdotes
Some time ago, FSD was invited to visit a sixth-grade class at the Florimont Institute in Geneva to talk to students...
The challenges of winter demining
In some of the countries where FSD operates, climatic conditions fluctuate between extremes. The dry and scorching...
Preventing accidents through social media
In order to raise awareness on the risks of explosive devices among affected populations, mine action organizations...
Kindergartens bear the traces of war
An armed conflict has been raging in the Donbass region of Ukraine since 2014. Much of the infrastructure located...
School rehabilitation continues despite the crisis
Ukraine has been in quarantine since 12th March. The COVID-19 crisis has added extra pressure to the already limited...