RDNA4: Ukraine has reduced demining needs by $5 billion.

The Ministry of Economy reported that Ukraine needs $29.8 billion for demining areas affected by the war.

This is stated in the 'Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4)', conducted by the World Bank, the government of Ukraine, the European Union, and the UN.

Compared to the previous document, the assessment of demining needs has decreased by $4.8 billion due to progress in surveying and clearing the lands where combat operations took place.

'The authors of the report note that the active development of innovations such as the use of sensor technologies, aerial photography, and machine learning can further accelerate and thus reduce the cost of demining,' said the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko.

The authors of the assessment emphasize that since demining will take decades, it is extremely important to build long-term institutional capacity and develop partnerships with international organizations engaged in mine action.

The document advises to expand the use of innovations and ensure long-term investments in the humanitarian demining sector.

Like previous assessments, RDNA4 analyzes the impact of the war on vulnerable groups (internally displaced persons, veterans, persons with disabilities, etc.) and identifies short-term recovery priorities for 2025. It aligns with reforms and investments within the Ukraine Facility and Ukraine's integration into the EU.

A full assessment of the damages caused by the war can only be done after Ukraine gains access to all its territories and can conduct a proper survey, particularly in the field of humanitarian demining.