For the first time in Ukraine, a reservoir was examined for explosives using sensor technologies
In Ukraine, for the first time, sensor technologies were used when checking the bottom of a reservoir for the presence of explosive objects. About this reported press service of the Ministry of Economy.
The operator of mine countermeasures LLC “Ryzyk Kontrol” used the MinesEye system, provided by the Postup Foundation, to survey the lake. The inspection was carried out on one of the reservoirs north of Kyiv, which the local community uses as a technical reservoir – to provide water to firefighters.
“Ukraine is becoming one of the leaders in the field of humanitarian demining, as we are looking for and improving ways to clean our lands and water bodies in particular. The use of sensors in water bodies with low visibility and layers of silt will help sappers to inspect such objects faster and better”, – noted Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainy.
During the demonstration test, the MinesEye drone completed two flight sessions in 15 minutes, one of which was at a height of only 20 cm from the surface of the water. The survey covered 2,200 square meters of water area, excluding coastal thickets. As a result, ferromagnetic anomalies were recorded at the bottom of the reservoir, after which the team identified 18 priority points for further underwater inspection. Further exploration of the bottom will be carried out by sappers-divers with the help of an underwater drone, focusing on the objects recorded by the MinesEye system.
Since the beginning of this year, nearly 2,000 km² of de-occupied territories have already been returned to full use in Ukraine. The total area of cleared land is now 36,942 km², but another 137,058 km² remain potentially contaminated, including occupied land and water.
