MINING OF UKRAINE - A HUGE THREAT TO THE CIVIL POPULATION AND A SERIOUS CHALLENGE FOR SAPER DEPARTMENT

Abstract

The article is an attempt to present the threats to the security of the civilian population resulting from the mining of the territory of Ukraine during military operations related to the attack on this country by the troops of the Russian Federation (FR). Mining in Ukraine is caused both by: the massive use of mine-barrage measures used to build classic minefields (both anti-tank and anti-personnel minefields), the widespread use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in combat operations, various types of unexploded ordnance and other explosive and dangerous items. The author of the article describes the means of combat used during the fighting on the territory of Ukraine, the use of which contributes to the contamination of the area and causes a deadly threat to the civilian population. It also presents the tasks carried out by the state services of Ukraine in order to clear the territory of this country in order to neutralize the threats generated by explosive and dangerous items of military origin as soon as possible and to enable the civilian population to return to a normal, safe life. In the final part of the article, the author presents the Polish implementation system clearing the territory of the country from explosive and dangerous objects.