- The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) voted in the first reading for draft law No. 11258.
- The law proposes amendments to the Tax Code to exempt demining machines from VAT and customs duties.
- 308 MPs supported the document as a basis.
- Ukraine is heavily mined due to the war, with almost 174,000 square kilometers affected.
- Robotic demining machines and their components are mostly foreign-made, increasing import costs.
- The exemption aims to develop domestic production of demining machines and reduce costs.
- Ukraine plans to create a register of mined lands.
- 30% of Ukraine’s territory is contaminated by Russian mines.
- It may take up to 10 years to demine the entire territory of Ukraine.
- In 2023, sappers demined 343 square kilometers, equivalent to the area of two Liechtensteins.
Source: babel.ua
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