https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/international_news_navi/articles/feature/2024/02/01/37409.html This article is about clearing mines and unexploded ordnance on Ukrainian land. The article includes a comment from a person who is actually conducting the training and work: “ALIS, a Japanese-made landmine detector, will enable us to work more efficiently. In the latter half of the article, there are also images of why ALIS is “light blue” and training scenes on how to use it in the field.
2023/12/11 Cabinet Office Japan : ALIS Assistance for Landmine Clearance
Reprinted from Prime Minister’s Office YOUTUBE
ALIS’s demining activities were introduced on YOUTUBE by the Prime Minister’s Office.
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.
Mine Detection Drill from Japan 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)