Mine action
Mine action is the core mission of FSD. It encompasses five pillars: demining, stockpile destruction, risk education, mine victim assistance and advocacy. FSD is active in the first four pillars.
In Ukraine, millions of remnants of explosive devices litter the ground, threatening and obstructing people’s daily lives. (Kharkiv, 2024)
Deadly remnants of war
Every day, people are killed or maimed
by remnants of explosive ordnance from past wars.
These devices include anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, which have been knowingly laid by parties to a conflict, but also all ammunition left behind that did not explode as intended. The “failure rate” can reach over 30%.
As a consequence, landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to kill while the armed conflict has been over for sometimes decades.
Another source of danger for civilians are abandoned stockpiles which are stocks of arms and ammunition, they can cause accidental explosions. They can also be looted and used in the manufacture of improvised mines.
Our impact
In 2022, our deminers cleared an area equivalent to 4’000 Olympic swimming pools. The work required constant concentration, even under working conditions that were at times extreme.
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