WAR THROUGH THE EYES OF DEMINERS OF THE SES OF UKRAINE
"First, you rethink the world of values in your life... You used to strive to achieve something, for example, in your career. I wanted to build a cool house, have cool furniture, a cool new big TV. And now you appreciate just life. Because you see people dying all around, a war is going on... friends, comrades are dying. A lot of people I knew are gone. All this is reassessed, rethought..." — Roman Shutylo,head of the demining division of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Since the beginning of the large-scale military invasion of the russian federation on the territory of Ukraine, a total of 470 thousand 721 pieces of explosive objects have been neutralized and 2 thousand 894 kg of explosives, including 3 thousand 227 aerial bombs.
The territory with an area of about 117 thousand 186 hectares was surveyed.
Our guys! Deminers of the State Emergency Service - steel endurance and precision in every step!
Our guys! Deminers of the State Emergency Service - steel endurance and precision in every step!
Donentsk region.
These photos were taken during the work of the demining squad of the State Emergency Service, headed by Vlad Kurilov, in the Kramatorsk district.
A week later Vlad passed away...
Eternal memory to the Heroes who lost their lives in the line of duty!
Donetsk region.
We will work tirelessly until we clear our native land of explosive objects!
Robotic complexes are extremely effective assistants for our guys! Currently, they are being used in Kherson region, Mykolaiv region and Kharkiv region... We are working on it.
"Literally, everything is sown! I have never seen mines with such a frequency as are pointed out here. One on top of the other!... And they went there beyond the sky..." — Roman Shutylo, chief of the deminig division of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Kherson region.
After the de-occupation, the primary task for the State is to restore the livelihoods of settlements affected by the consequences of the war.
Demining of the water area of Ukraine.
According to preliminary estimates, almost 13.5 thousand sq. kilometers of water areas of the seas and internal waters of Ukraine require humanitarian demining.
Mykolaiv region.
This is a "particle" of what was discovered and removed in a short period of time in the region.
Mykolaiv region.
The trust of every Ukrainian is our strength!
The bravery and courage that is in your eyes leads us to victory! Keep yourselves!
Mykolaiv region.
Elimination of the consequences of shelling from multiple launch rocket system fire almost every day.
The faces of our deminers. Each of them works for peace and security of people on Ukrainian land.
The faces of our deminers. Each of them works for peace and security of people on Ukrainian land.
"Are you ready for the school to be named after you?... Four of us blew up, two recovered... And one had his legs torn off... We try not to get used to each other morally... It's scary all the time: now, yesterday was scary and tomorrow will be. Such fear is our assistant: if you stop being afraid, you have to change your job," one of the deminers tells us.
Every day we come across "unpleasant finds" left behind by the russian aggressor.
Every day we come across "unpleasant finds" left behind by the russian aggressor.
Kharkiv region.
This "harvest" was collected in forest strips, along roads and near civilian objects.