Reprinted from Prime Minister’s Office YOUTUBE
ALIS’s demining activities were introduced on YOUTUBE by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Cabinet Office Japan : ALIS Assistance for Landmine Clearance
2023/11/21 Reported on NHK World Japan
NHK World Japan reported on the delivery of 40 vehicles and 50 ALIS vehicles for demining. Japan gives Ukraine mine detectors at handover ceremony.
2023/11/20 facebook / Embassy of Japan in Ukraine
From the facebook of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine…On November 20, JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency delivered ALIS (Advanced Landmine Imaging System) to the SES (State Emergency Service of Ukraine) in order to strengthen Ukraine’s mine clearance capability by improving mine detection accuracy and mobility. The 50 landmine detectors and 40 special vehicles were delivered to the Ukrainian SES.
Japan-originated ALIS landmine detector in Ukraine (4AUG)
-Article on NHK International News Web 2023/8/04-.
The article featured a landmine clearance drill using ALIS, with images and video.
(Partially quoted from the article →) In Ukraine, the Russian military invasion has made it a challenge to clear landmines left behind in various areas.
The landmines left behind by the Russian military invasion have become an issue in Ukraine, and in the suburbs of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, Japanese landmine detection equipment has been used to remove them.
In the suburbs of the capital city of Kiev, training is being conducted using landmine detection equipment provided by Japan. NHK International News Web site is available here.(jp）
ALIS was introduced at The Workshop Series “On Ukraine’s Recovery and Future”
The 2nd Three-University Workshop“On Ukraine’s Recovery and Future” was held on Friday, September 8, 2023, at the Tohoku University Katahira Campus “Hall of Knowledge”. Toshiya Ueki, Vice President of Tohoku University and Director of the Center for International Law and Policy, introduced the efforts to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance using ALIS, which is being provided for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
