The Demining Capability Coalition aims to consolidate and coordinate existing and future donor support to Ukraine in the mine action area.
A support fund has been established to achieve the Coalition’s objectives. Its funds are used for the purchase of equipment and tools for demining in Ukraine.
The CPVA is appointed as the administrator of the Fund, carrying out the procurement and supervision of the procurement contracts and acting as the implementing agency.
The total budget of the Ukrainian Demining Coalition is approximately over 100,000,000 euros.
Contributions have been made not only by the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania but also by countries such as Sweden, Iceland, Germany, Denmark and Ireland.
The Demining Capability Coalition is led by Lithuania (Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania) and Iceland (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland).
Status
From the beginning of the Demining Coalition’s activities (September 2024) until 31 August 2025, the following have been purchased and delivered to Ukraine:
- 235 off-road vehicles;
- 240 mine detectors;
- 11 ambulances;
- 54 trucks;
- 370 blasting machines;
- 1780 Explosive Ordnance Disposal kits;
- 216 personal antidrone devices;
- 16 armored personal carriers;
- 20 mine rollers.
Additionally, the procurement of other necessary demining equipment is ongoing. Information on procurements which are announced can be found HERE.
