On the Ukrainian market, there is still a problem of "black" sappers.

Published Dec 30, 2025

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In Ukraine, there is still the problem of so-called "black" sappers—uncertified contractors who offer quick and cheap demining of fields without any safety guarantees. Experts emphasize: such work poses a serious threat to life and does not exempt farmers from liability. Only official demining undergoes a three-step quality control system and ensures certified safety of the territory.

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The problem of "black" sappers still exists. As explained by Oleksandr Romanyuk, the director of economics at UDS, at the initial stage, some farmers, due to a lack of access to understandable procedures of EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), began to look for a way to quickly demine. This is stated in the material from Latifubdist.com. Demining has become three times cheaper: Compensation from the state, who pays for EOD, queues, and the speed of the work. The situation was exacerbated by "grapevine" stories, namely stories that it could be done quickly and cheaply. One of the farmers decided to clear the field in this way. The "black" sappers removed only the visible mines, the equipment started working, and it seemed like everything was fine, said the director of "International Demining Group" Serhiy Petrenko. But the plot was in a lowland. During a flood, it was submerged, and when the water receded and the soil dried, one of the mines rose about 10 cm. A car that drove into ...
Source: Superagronom

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