Ukraine plans private demining tenders as US-Ukraine fund signs first minerals deal
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Ukraine reported 43 farmland demining contracts in July 2026, covering 11,700 hectares at an average of UAH 62,900 per hectare. The sources reviewed do not report the environmental outcome of the clearance, and the US-Ukraine fund's first minerals deal is worth USD 30 million.
- Private demining companies — The government's planned tender would open almost all demining to them in 2026
What happened
The Ukrainian government reported 43 contracts for mine clearance on farmland in July 2026, covering 11,700 hectares and UAH 966.2 million, funded by the EU's Ukraine Facility.
Reported in April 2026, the government was preparing a first tender that would open almost all demining to private companies.
The US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund signed its first critical minerals deal, worth USD 30 million, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
The Financial Times reported that no output from the new mines is expected before 2040.
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Lawsuits and rulings
Insurers
What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say whether the tender has been launched.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not report the environmental effect of demining on the farmland cleared.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not give the total EU funding committed through the Ukraine Facility to demining.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Press and investigations
- Ministry of Economy: Results of humanitarian demining in JulyGovernment of Ukraine · 2026-07
- US-Ukraine fund signs first critical minerals dealUkrainska Pravda · 2026-10-03