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The release calls the system “Developed in Ukraine” but does not name the developer. It combines magnetometry with visual and infrared aerial imaging. It states that “Using artificial intelligence, it detects explosive remnants of war (ERW), including anti-tank mines, even beneath vegetation”. It produces maps and anomaly reports for operators before manual or mechanical clearance. UNDP-trained SESU teams ran a five-month pilot. They “used the system to scan over 360 hectares of confirmed and suspected hazardous areas in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv oblasts”. SESU First Deputy Head Vitalii Myroniuk is quoted that the technology “enables us to detect threats in areas that are too dangerous for manual inspection”. The release gives no number of items detected or confirmed, no hectares released, and no accuracy figure. UNDP's 26 June 2025 release concerned a testing exhibition with mock devices. 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