{"id":6590,"date":"2025-11-13T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:17:40","slug":"fsd-strengthens-ukraines-mechanical-demining-capacity-with-new-seco-funded-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/fsd-strengthens-ukraines-mechanical-demining-capacity-with-new-seco-funded-project\/","title":{"rendered":"FSD strengthens Ukraine&#8217;s mechanical demining capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FSD has launched a new project funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to help the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) maintain, repair and upgrade its fleet of demining machines. With a total value of CHF 7.1 million, the initiative aims to build a sustainable national capacity for repair and innovation of demining machines \u2014 a crucial step to ensure Ukraine\u2019s long-term ability to carry out safe and efficient mine clearance operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new repair workshop and sustainable technical capacity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the project is the rehabilitation and enhancement of a specialised repair workshop in Poltava, where damaged demining machines will be overhauled and returned to the field. The facility will be equipped with heavy tools, spare parts and diagnostic systems, enabling SESU to maintain its fleet of nearly 100 demining machines, some of which are no longer under warranty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the next three years, FSD experts will mentor SESU personnel directly in the repair and upkeep of demining machines, from maintenance routines to spare-parts management. This training will enable SESU technicians to service multiple machine types, reducing costs and limiting reliance on international supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block testimonials-block\">\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item card light-blue\">\n                            <svg class=\"pattern color\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 127 102\">\n  <path d=\"M122.561 0C125.171 0 127 1.99512 127 4.22637c0 1.58074-.921 3.28312-3.156 4.4755C112.49 14.7451 99.3456 35.6426 99.3456 48.5329c19.1514-.5867 27.4704 16.4602 27.4704 27.1447C126.816 88.4722 115.78 102 99.4599 102c-20.574 0-30.6705-16.2371-30.6705-33.8321C68.7894 30.0454 112.185 0 122.561 0ZM53.7721 0c2.6035 0 4.4385 1.99512 4.4385 4.22637 0 1.58074-.9208 3.28312-3.1562 4.4755C43.7009 14.7451 30.5561 35.6426 30.5561 48.5329c19.1516-.5867 27.4701 16.4602 27.4701 27.1447C58.0262 88.4722 46.9837 102 30.6704 102 10.0901 102 0 85.7629 0 68.1679 0 30.0454 43.3895 0 53.7717 0h.0004Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n                        <div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n                <p class=\"p1\">This project isn\u2019t about adding new machines \u2013 it\u2019s about repairing and maintaining the ones Ukraine already has, so they can return to the field and continue saving lives. By investing in SESU\u2019s technical capacity, Switzerland is helping Ukraine strengthen its own demining response.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"testimonial-footer\">\n                                    <div class=\"testimonial-portrait\">\n                                                <img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ofi-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/6817\/Hansjoerg-Eberle_FSD-Director-2-400x99999.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"testimonial-right\">\n                    <span class=\"testimonial-name\">Hansj\u00f6rg Eberle<\/span>\n                    <p class=\"testimonial-beneficiary\">FSD Director<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe refurbished Poltava workshop will allow SESU to carry out complex repairs \u2014 from engine overhauls to hydraulic maintenance \u2014 entirely in Ukraine,\u201d added Olivier Shu, FSD Programme Manager in Ukraine. \u201cIt\u2019s a major step towards SESU\u2019s self-sufficiency and faster, safer mechanical clearance operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovation to increase safety and precision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the repair and training components, the project will explore new technologies to improve the safety and precision of mechanical demining. 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work across Ukraine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel with this new SECO-funded project, FSD continues its humanitarian mine action activities across Ukraine, including demining, risk education, and capacity-building. More than 570 staff members are currently deployed across the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Kherson regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through its SDC-funded project in Kharkiv, FSD clears minefields and former battle areas, supports a local NGO in developing mine action capacities, and provides risk education in schools and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new project complements our ongoing humanitarian demining work,\u201d noted Eberle. \u201cTogether, SECO\u2019s support for long-term capacity building and SDC\u2019s funding enable FSD to contribute both to Ukraine\u2019s immediate recovery and to its future self-reliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since June 2022, FSD teams have cleared over 3.5 million square metres of land, surveyed more than 127 million square metres, and delivered risk education to over 450,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Responding to an urgent national need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine remains one of the countries most contaminated by landmines and unexploded ordnance in the world. SESU\u2019s 98 mechanical demining vehicles have already cleared more than 2,700 hectares of land, but the intensity of operations and the aging fleet pose significant maintenance challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FSD has been working closely with SESU since 2023, providing technical support, training, and innovative solutions. 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