South Korea hands over 10 more unmanned vehicles for demining to Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
South Korea has provided Ukraine with 10 Croatian-made demining vehicles as humanitarian aid for demining the de-occupied territories.
The South Korean government has handed over a batch of special demining equipment to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Embassy of Ukraine in South Korea.
Details
As part of meeting Ukraine's needs for demining equipment, the Government of the Republic of Korea, with the assistance of the Embassy, handed over 10 demining machines manufactured by the Croatian company DOK-ING to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine as humanitarian aid
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The agency adds that the equipment has arrived at its destination, where it will be distributed among the SES units involved in the process of humanitarian demining of the de-occupied territory of Ukraine.
The Embassy expresses its sincere gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Korea for the provided equipment and looks forward to further support.
For reference
The MV-4 robotic demining system is equipped with a rotary grapple, a demining claw and a bulldozer blade. It is remotely controlled and resistant to any detonation of anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordnance of the same intensity.
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Mine-clearing robot withstands anti-tank mine explosions. MV-4 is designed to clear a 170 cm wide strip of land of mines.
To recap
According to the Washington Post, after the White House reached an agreement with South Korea on the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, Seoul became one of the largest suppliers of shells to Kyiv.
