At the Mine Clearance Coalition meeting in Vilnius, international partners confirmed their readiness to allocate 700 million euros for equipment purchases for Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
The funds will be distributed until 2034, with 130 million euros designated for these purposes in 2025.
Ruslan Berehulya, head of the Main Directorate for Mine Action of the Ministry of Defense, noted that in the last quarter of 2024, material and technical equipment worth 16.1 million euros had already been purchased. As of February 2025, the Central Project Management Agency (CPMA, Lithuania) has accumulated 51 million euros.
Berehulya also presented the coalition leaders with the "Roadmap for Mine Clearance until 2035." International partners expressed interest in Ukraine's experience and, in collaboration with Lithuania, will form working groups to explore modern approaches, including the use of drones and artificial intelligence in mine clearance.