Robots And Drones Help Ukraine's Farmers Reclaim Their Heavily Mined Land

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Published 2023-11-29
Farmers in parts of Ukraine formerly occupied by Russian troops face one of the largest minefields in the world. Explosives are slow to remove by hand, so some are deploying robots and drones to help speed up the process and kickstart their devastated businesses.

00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Demining operation in Kharkiv Oblast
03:03 - Farmers using remote-controlled tractors
04:55 - Other ways of clearing mine fields, including drones
06:21 - Meet the tractor driver injured by a mine
08:27 - Meet Denys, the farmer trying to restart his business
10:36 - Damage done by war to Ukraine’s farming sector
11:01 - Maps show front line in Ukraine turning green
11:12 - Meet the farmer still traumatised by the Russian occupation

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Ukraine's Farmers Risk Their Lives Clearing The World's Largest Minefield With Drones And Robots

All Comments (21)
  • @BulletmanDoom
    This is a superb documentary showing the resilience of the people affected by this dreadful war.
  • As a farmer, its hard enough, to grow and supply and make money, and now these people have to deal with mines?! So horrible. May their land somehow be restored.
  • @AnP865
    0:32 when he says "up to 500 meters deep" it means the area of the minefield, not the depth below the earth.
  • @Vixctor13
    When German forces withdrew from Finland into Norway in 1945 they left mines as they went. Mine clearing wasn't completed until the 1970's and a thousand people died because of mines.
    Mines are no joke.
  • @kimiohuynh8102
    We strongly support the very brave Ukrainian farmers who are repairing their devastated farmlands.God bless all of you.🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
  • Extremely brave farmers doing what they can for their people. Incredible!
  • @user-mh6bd5xl7j
    These Ukraine people amaze me with there genius ways of getting done what needs to be..
  • @jakleo337
    "Why aren't villagers greeting us with cheers?" I guess they didn't get that text.
  • @alhamduzain4668
    I hate to see farmers suffering from war and other man made disasters, they deserve better
  • @billotto602
    God bless the people of Ukraine. ♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏 🫡 🇺🇦 🇺🇸
  • God bless you and watch over you. This is a dangerous situation but very important. GLORY TO UKRAINE 🇺🇦💛💙🇺🇦🙏🏼🙏🏼
  • @Dr_piFrog
    This, unfortunately, is one of the terrors of war that keeps on giving and giving (terror and horror).
  • @Alex-no1rb
    5:28 for some international organizations its so easy to accuse smaller, invaded country of trying to defend themselve - and all under sauce of "both sides"

    still, many thanks for this video, 'cause ukrainian farmer still suffering from mines and unexploded shells (especially from russian cluster munitions)
  • Very ingenious and brave; the rollers appear to be the kind used in farming for knocking down cover crops for maintaining soil fertility.
  • @derrickodyes1934
    Its good that great people like Ryan Hendrickson and Tip of the Spear organization to help these farmers
  • Good for you Yiriy Don't let anyone take what you built up you did it once and you have the hart to do it again. And maybe with some help hopefully from donations and from your Gov.
  • @jordanparker8089
    I heard they are using infrared drones as soon as it turns to night since the metal absorbs heat it kinda highlights them
  • @vandasaragosa
    Until now, people still loosing legs even life on Vietnam because of mines
  • This isn’t propaganda this is real. The show is coming from a people side the mines have been deployed by both sides which is said in the show. But no doubts it’s true that there are loads of mines. It’s quite cruel some of the mines the Russians have used they look like toys , they are designed to like a helicopter/leaf.
  • @Robert-mh1hi
    It could be a polite neighborly gesture to offer Ukraine the services of some training eod teams to allow Europe/ Americans to gain additional field experience with mines, allow technological advancement to be tested in the field, and to assist folks like these with protecting their homes and livelihoods. Im sure they would appreciate the assistance, the farming equipment they are using for demining is multiples more expensive than a good eod suit and seems to be a solution of necessity rather than efficiency. I don’t believe demining operations would be considered an escalation by the soviets, and the depth of some of these minefields are quickly making efficiently mobilizing assets to demine them one of the greatest problems of this century.