Ukraine Leads Technology Revolution to Clear Russian Landmines

Ukraine has become the most heavily mined country on earth, with one-third of its territory thought to be littered with landmines left by the Russian invasion. This poses economic, humanitarian, and food supply risks.

Ukraine is using technology like AI, satellite imagery, and data analytics to identify and prioritize which areas to clear first based on economic impact and lives affected. This is speeding up traditionally slow demining efforts.

International organizations and Ukrainian engineers are deploying new equipment like drones and adapted farm machinery to detect and clear mines faster and more efficiently.

Despite some progress, Ukraine still lacks resources and faces challenges with unsafe civilian mine clearing efforts. The total costs to demine the country could exceed $37 billion.

Officials believe Ukraine's data-driven approach and technological innovations will transform global humanitarian demining processes and set a new standard for clearing war zones.