Swiss demining company has opened service and maintenance facility in Ukraine
Машини для розмінування GCS-200 швейцарської компанії Global Clearance Solutions (GCS), які передали українським силам. 2022 рік. Фото: GCS
The Swiss company Global Clearance Solutions, a manufacturer of robotic demining platforms, has opened a service and maintenance facility in Kyiv.
The company announced this on its website.
What is the problem?
The number of Ukrainian territories contaminated with Russian mines, cluster munitions, and explosive objects has increased significantly since the beginning of the all-out war. The sad statistics number continues to grow.
As of November 2, about 300,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory must be demined.
All of these areas pose a direct threat to civilians, making humanitarian demining efforts necessary. The world-leading Swiss manufacturer Global Сlearance Solutions has promised to deliver 20 demining machines to Ukraine in 2023.
What is the solution?
The Swiss company has opened a service center in Kyiv.
Fabian Clauser, Head of Service and Maintenance, emphasizes that permanent access to the machines ensures the best use of international investment in demining today and in the future.
How does it work?
"Our workshop is an important element of our comprehensive cooperation with clients and international donors. The machines that work save lives day in and day out," said Florian Loeffler, GCS Technical Support Team Leader.
He is delighted to open the facility and continue the partnership with the State Security Service, Nibulon agricultural company, and other Ukrainian organizations working to remove explosive ordnance and create a safe environment.
New service center. Photo: Global Clearance Solutions.
"Our workshop can accommodate several GCS-200 machines, which are ideal for clearing explosive ordnance from agricultural land and ensuring that infrastructure such as power poles are repaired and vital power is restored to civilians.
There is also room for a smaller GCS-100," said Clauser.
Repairing a demining machine in the field. Photo: Global Clearance Solutions.
Ukraine's agricultural company Nibulon has announced the delivery of the GCS-200 tracked demining platform made by Swiss company Global Clearance Solutions on its website.
Ukrainian rescuers also received 20 pyrotechnic suits from Canada.
The Swiss Federal Council approved a package worth 100 million Swiss francs (almost $110 million) to help demine civilian and agricultural areas in Ukraine and assist in the country's reconstruction.
