{"id":11530,"date":"2026-09-09T15:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/?p=11530"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:15:36","slug":"mine-clearance-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/mine-clearance-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"A Second Demining Team Takes\u00a0Over Operations in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These deminers have been trained and formed by FSD and are now part of the Ukrainian Center for Humanitarian Protection (UCHP). FSD has been supporting the Ukrainian NGO in developing its demining capacity since 2025, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).&nbsp;Thanks to this transfer of teams, UCHP is able to carry out humanitarian demining following National and International (IMAS) standards, ensuring both quality and efficiency of operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is precisely the aim of the project: to transfer the skills needed so that humanitarian demining can gradually be carried out locally, independently and sustainably.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/un-demineur-de-la-FSD-presente-a-lequipe-UCHP-le-fonctionnement-dun-detecteur-surfacique-Ukraine-2026-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/un-demineur-de-la-FSD-presente-a-lequipe-UCHP-le-fonctionnement-dun-detecteur-surfacique-Ukraine-2026-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/un-demineur-de-la-FSD-presente-a-lequipe-UCHP-le-fonctionnement-dun-detecteur-surfacique-Ukraine-2026-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/un-demineur-de-la-FSD-presente-a-lequipe-UCHP-le-fonctionnement-dun-detecteur-surfacique-Ukraine-2026-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/un-demineur-de-la-FSD-presente-a-lequipe-UCHP-le-fonctionnement-dun-detecteur-surfacique-Ukraine-2026-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/un-demineur-de-la-FSD-presente-a-lequipe-UCHP-le-fonctionnement-dun-detecteur-surfacique-Ukraine-2026-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/un-demineur-de-la-FSD-presente-a-lequipe-UCHP-le-fonctionnement-dun-detecteur-surfacique-Ukraine-2026-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An FSD deminer shows the UCHP team how a large-loop detector works. 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Its teams have conducted 188 non-technical surveys and delivered 481 explosive ordnance risk education sessions, reaching 12,741 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the project has now reached a new milestone:&nbsp;<strong>a second team of deminers trained by FSD is now fully operational.<\/strong>&nbsp;With the support of this additional team&nbsp;capable of carrying operations in the field, they&nbsp;already&nbsp;cleared nearly 45,000 square metres of land in June alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Un-demineur-de-la-FSD-et-un-demineur-de-UCHP-Ukraine-2026-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Un-demineur-de-la-FSD-et-un-demineur-de-UCHP-Ukraine-2026-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Un-demineur-de-la-FSD-et-un-demineur-de-UCHP-Ukraine-2026-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Un-demineur-de-la-FSD-et-un-demineur-de-UCHP-Ukraine-2026-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Un-demineur-de-la-FSD-et-un-demineur-de-UCHP-Ukraine-2026-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Un-demineur-de-la-FSD-et-un-demineur-de-UCHP-Ukraine-2026-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Un-demineur-de-la-FSD-et-un-demineur-de-UCHP-Ukraine-2026-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UCHP is gradually completing the steps needed to operate independently in Ukraine. 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