Russia's contamination of Ukraine's agricultural land threatens not just Ukrainian farmers — but the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who depend on Ukrainian grain and other agricultural exports to feed their families and their nations.
As Russian forces retreated, they deliberately riddled de-occupied territories with landmines and explosive ordnance — ensuring the land would remain dangerous and unusable long after they left. Hundreds of thousands of families cannot return home, and those who try risk their lives. Clearance is not optional — it is a prerequisite for recovery.
At current clearance rates, fully demining Ukraine's 139,000 km² of contaminated land — an area roughly the size of England — will take generations. And every year it remains uncleared, families stay displaced, farmers stay off their land, and Ukraine's recovery stalls. Accelerating that timeline requires innovation, investment, and organizations willing to do the hard work on the ground.
Learn more about the humanitarian emergency in Ukraine, our ongoing impact, and our continued efforts to aid the people of Ukraine through our charity.
— Paul Heslop, UN Mine Action Service, 2025
Ukraine's demining challenge is too vast and too urgent
to solve with yesterday's tools. Ukraine Rises works to accelerate the development and deployment of the technologies that will make faster, safer clearance possible — for Ukraine and for the world.
Technology alone won't clear Ukraine's land — it takes operators, partners, and funding on the ground. Ukraine Rises is already there, working across de-ocuppied territories, for the families waiting to come home and the country fighting to recover.
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