Nibulon will use AI in demining Mykolaiv Oblast

GCS-200 mechanical demining platform received by Nibulon, photo: Nibulon

The Mykolaiv agrarian company Nibulon, which also has the status of a demining operator and a certificate for non-technical survey of territories, is going to use artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the cost of humanitarian demining.

This was stated by Mykhailo Rizak, director of interaction with authorities of Nibulon.

In the near future, the company plans to involve AI analysis of aerial photography for the purpose of identifying landmines and explosive objects, using Safe Pro Group Inc.'s tool, which in turn should lead to lower costs and speed up the decision-making process for demining due to understanding the real situation on potentially contaminated sites. the fields

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«Over the course of a year, we, as a mine countermeasures operator, returned 5.5 thousand hectares or 98% of the lands of the Snihurivska branch in the Mykolayiv region. As of now, this is 15% of all demined lands in Ukraine from 2022. 570 land owners who are now able to make a profit in Snihurivka region became the actual beneficiaries,» said Mykhailo Rizak.

He also noted that at the end of the summer it was possible to establish compensation at the level of 100% for clearing agricultural land.

How is the demining of the Mykolaiv Oblast going on?

Ukraine recently updated the country's priority demining plan. According to it, more than 512,000 hectares of agricultural land are subject to priority demining, of which 44,000 hectares are in the Mykolaiv region, the Ministry of Economy reported. They also noted that the region is a priority in demining because of its fertile lands.

Since the beginning of the great war, 754,000 hectares, which is 30% of the entire region, have been potentially mined in Mykolaiv Oblast, the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported.

As of April 2024, sappers have surveyed and demined almost a third of this territory — 211,000 hectares of the region's territory, said the first deputy head of the Mykolaiv RMA, Heorhii Reshetilov.

Dmytro Komarov, the author of the «World Inside Out.Ukraine» project, visited the mined territories of the Mykolaiv region and showed the work of local sappers. NikVesti also told about a farmer from Kyselivka who is trying to demine his fields on his own.

About 30,000-35,000 hectares of land remain mined in the Bashtanka district of the Mykolaiv region, part of which was under occupation. And in the village of Maksymivka of the Pervomaisk community of the Mykolaiv region, locals live with an unexploded shell under the foundation of the house.

In general, the demining situation in Maksymivka is currently critical. A year after liberation from the Russian occupiers , the village was demined by only 40%.

It is known that the company «Demining of Ukraine» has developed a device capable of demining the Mykolaiv region for three months.

Read NikVesti articles:

• The pace has slowed down: How has the demining situation in the Mykolaiv Oblast changed over the course of a year?.
• Either we work, however risky, or we end this story: why the farmers of the Mykolaiv Oblast continue to work, despite the mine danger.

• How to talk to children about mine danger: advice from a psychologist