Polish company Jakusz donates Wiktoria special container to Ukrainian deminors.

Jakusz Ltd., a Polish manufacturer from Kościerzyna, announced a significant contribution to Ukraine's demining efforts. In September, the company will hand over a Wiktoria explosion-proof container to Ukrainian police pyrotechnicians during MSPO 2023 defense exhibition that will take place in Kielce, Poland.
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The Wiktoria container is designed for the isolation and safe transport of unexploded ordnance, containing up to 10 kg of TNT (Picture source: Jakus Ltd. )

The donation comes at a critical time, as Ukraine grapples with the urgent need to clear mines and unexploded ordnance that plague nearly 30% of its territory. The initiative involves collaboration between Jakusz, Zasław TSS from Andrychów, Targi Kielce (the organizer of MSPO), and the Ukrainian company KRZ.

The Wiktoria container is designed for the isolation and safe transport of unexploded ordnance containing up to 10 kg of TNT equivalent of 152mm/155mm NATO artillery shells. It is resistant to 10 kg of explosive charge in TNT equivalent and can transport objects weighing up to 150 kg. The container is installed on a two-axle trailer with a lowered loading platform, and the loading window can be closed automatically or manually. The maximum load dimensions are 800 x 460 x 200 mm.

The container's lowered transport platform allows easy access for handling unexploded bombs and misfires, and it can also accommodate an engineering robot for handling explosives without human intervention.

The inner liner consists of a trolley, a transport drawer, and a load box. The elements run on guides. The trolley moves inside the body of the anti-fragmentation container, while the load box slides out, together with the transport drawer, beyond the flange of the loading window.

The urgency of mine clearance in Ukraine has its roots in the Russian invasion of February 2022. A Globesec report from April 26, 2023, indicates that nearly 30% of Ukraine's territory, translating to about 174,000km², is plagued with mines and unexploded ordnance. The demining process is intricate and financially draining, with the tactics of Russian forces adding to the complexity. By June 2023, efforts led to the clearance of approximately 540,000 unexploded items. However, the World Bank estimates the total cost of ensuring Ukraine's safety to be a staggering $37 billion. This contamination presents significant challenges, both in terms of resource allocation and economic stability, underlining the importance of innovations.

Ukrainian Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko announced that Ukraine is set to receive $244 million for humanitarian demining efforts. The funds will be provided by international donors, including the United States, the European Union, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, South Korea, and the Howard Buffett Foundation.