UA National Mine Action Center

What UA National Mine Action Center does

The UA National Mine Action Center is a Ukrainian state budgetary institution operating under the Ministry of Defence, established by law in 2018 and formally opened on 9 July 2021. It functions as the sole national coordination body for humanitarian mine action in Ukraine, certifying demining operators, inspecting demined territories, and aggregating national survey and clearance data. Its core mandate covers nine certification processes and has produced 2,228 certificates for 64 certified operators coordinating 328 demining groups and 1,533 personnel; cumulative output includes 679,465+ hectares examined and 1,086,930 explosive objects destroyed.

The Center's technological platform is the national IMSMA (Information Management System for Mine Action) repository, which provides a unified view of contamination, survey, and clearance activity. On the commercial interface, it operates the Open Humanitarian Demining Market on the Prozorro public procurement system, through which state compensation funds for agricultural land demining are allocated to certified operators. It also holds NDT accreditations as a Certification Body (ISO/IEC 17065) and as an Inspection Body (ISO/IEC 17020), giving its certificates and quality inspections formal regulatory standing.

The business model is that of a state budgetary institution: funding comes from the Ukrainian state budget, and the Center administers separate state compensation programs for demining services (3 billion UAH in 2024, 1 billion UAH in 2025). It supplements domestic capacity through partnerships with international organizations including UNOPS, HALO Trust, MAG, the Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian People's Aid, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Customers are primarily Ukrainian state entities (Armed Forces, State Emergency Service, Special Transport Service, National Guard) and certified private operators; pricing is set administratively through compensation rates per hectare rather than through commercial negotiation.

Name

UA National Mine Action Center

Legal name

Центр протимінної діяльності

Website

https://ua-nmac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Mine Action Center is a Ukrainian Ministry of Defence institution that coordinates national humanitarian demining, certifies operators, inspects cleared land, runs the IMSMA information system, and administers state compensation programs for demining services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Mine Action Coordination Services

NAICS

National Security (928110), International Affairs (92812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAFAH

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction (EOD/ERW)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Peacekeeping, Conflict Resolution & Security Cooperation

SECONDARYBPADADAM

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Humanitarian Relief & Emergency Response

SECONDARYBPAGAAAA

Emergency Response & Search-and-Rescue (SAR)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

Keywords

• Mine action coordination
• Humanitarian demining services
• Operator certification
• Explosive ordnance disposal
• Territory inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Angola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: Central government funding for mine action coordination, certification, and inspection activities. The Center is a budgetary institution established by the Ministry of Defense.
2. Compensation Programs for Demining: State budget compensates 100% of demining costs for agricultural land through Prozorro procurement system. 3 billion UAH budgeted in 2024, 1 billion UAH in 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UA National Mine Action Center (ЦПМД) is Ukraine's national mine action coordination body that plans, organizes, and coordinates mine action activities across the country. It certifies mine action operators, inspects demined territories, manages the IMSMA national information system, conducts public mine-risk education, provides scientific and standards support, and administers the open humanitarian demining market that channels state compensation to commercial operators for agricultural land clearance.

Product overview

UA National Mine Action Center (Центр протимінної діяльності, ЦПМД) operates as Ukraine's national mine action coordination body, established under the Ministry of Defence and subordinate to the State Special Transport Service. It functions as a platform of coordinated services rather than a single software product, encompassing nine core activity areas: operator certification (with accreditation), inspection of demined territories (with accreditation), activity planning and coordination, information management, education and risk communication, and scientific support. The center also administers the open humanitarian demining market, facilitating private-sector demining procurement compensated by the state budget. A key digital component is the IMSMA web portal — the national mine action information management system — which provides real-time operational statistics and an interactive viewer for tracking demining progress, hazardous areas, and explosive ordnance risk education across Ukraine. The organization offers educational products including video lessons for schoolchildren and informational materials for the general public. The center was officially opened on July 9, 2021, in Chernihiv Oblast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mine Action Operator Certification (Сертифікація операторів ПМД) Accredited certification service for mine action operators covering nine processes: non-technical survey, technical survey, manual demining, battle area clearance, machine-assisted demining, explosive ordnance neutralization/destruction, mine detection dogs, aquatic demining, and mine risk education. Free for government and registered non-profit operators; contract-based for commercial operators.
• Inspection of Demined Territories (Інспектування розмінованих територій) Accredited quality-control inspection of demined territories using methods including manual demining verification, battle area clearance inspection, mine detection dog deployments, and underwater explosive object surveys. Issues confirmation of safety for cleared territories to operators and government entities.
• Mine Action Activity Planning and Coordination (Планування заходів ПМД) Planning, organization, and coordination of mine action activities including non-technical surveys, technical surveys, and demining operations conducted by certified operators, as well as population risk education activities and operational activity planning documentation.
• Information Management (Управління інформацією) via IMSMA National Mine Action Information Management System (IMSMA) used for effective collection, processing and distribution of data on territories contaminated by explosive objects. Includes electronic data exchange with the State Land Cadastre on contaminated and cleared land parcels, and reporting to the national mine action authority. Operates a public-facing interactive web application at ua.imsma.org/portal.
• Public Education and Mine Risk Communication (Навчання та інформування) Public education on risks associated with explosive objects, data collection on civilian incidents with explosive ordnance, and risk monitoring. Includes video lessons for schoolchildren grades 1-4 and 5-9 on mine danger, and informational materials distribution campaigns conducted with 109,209 training sessions and 2,466,709 participants.
• Scientific Support for Mine Action (Наукове забезпечення) Scientific and technical support for mine action activities, including proposals for national standardization, testing and implementation of national standards (ДСТУ 8820), and a unified training and professional development system for demining personnel.
• Open Humanitarian Demining Market (Відкритий ринок гуманітарного розмінування) Market framework enabling any legal entity to order demining services from certified private operators for agricultural and other land. The government compensates 100% of demining costs for agricultural land through the State Agrarian Registry, with procurement conducted via the Prozorro electronic procurement system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 64 mine action operators certified
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• DanChurchAidmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2024Working meeting to discuss reporting on hazardous areas in paper and electronic forms, regulatory aspects of manual demining processes and clearance of combat areas, and organizational issues related to humanitarian demining.
• UN Office of the CoordinatormajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2024Delegation visit to learn about Center's work in mine action coordination, information management, certification and quality management. Discussed IMSMA system and national standards.
• Howard G. Buffett FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2024Delegation visit to learn about Center's mine action operations. Foundation supports agricultural land demining and reconstruction efforts.
• UNOPS (United Nations Development Programme)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2024Delegation visit to learn about Center's work. Discussed coordination of mine action operations and international cooperation for reconstruction.
• Norwegian People's Aid (NPA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2024NPA visit to discuss future monitoring program in Ukraine. Toomas Tamosyunas (Head of Operations Department and Operations Manager NPA in Ukraine) participated. NPA has years of experience in monitoring and plans to continue its mission in Ukraine.
• Danish Refugee Council (DRC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2024Working meeting under auspices of DRC with mine action operators including The Mine Advisory Group (MAG) and Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) to discuss information management in mine action.
• Mines Advisory Group (MAG)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2024Branch in Ukraine participated in working meeting on information management standards in mine action under auspices of Danish Refugee Council.
• HALO TRUSTmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHALO TRUST Representation in Ukraine conducts demining operations. Center inspection confirmed safety of territories demined by HALO TRUST in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS): UN coordination body for mine action across conflict-affected countries. UNMAS engages with the Center at the policy and coordination level and represents a broader international counterpart overseeing mine action globally rather than in a single country.
• UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA): UN body coordinating disarmament and international security instruments relevant to mine action. Broadly comparable as a public-sector authority addressing explosive ordnance risk at the international governance level.

Direct peers

• HALO Trust: The world's largest humanitarian mine action organization, operating extensive demining programs in Ukraine and partner of the UA National Mine Action Center. HALO Trust directly works in the same contaminated territory and is inspected/certified by the Center, making it a natural direct peer.
• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD): Intergovernmental organization supporting national mine action authorities worldwide, including Ukraine. GICHD works on the same IMAS (International Mine Action Standards) framework the Center implements, making it a direct peer at the policy/coordination level.
• Norwegian People's Aid (NPA): Major international mine action NGO active in Ukraine, working with the Center on monitoring programs and information management. Operates as a certified demining operator under the Center's authority, making it a direct peer.
• Mines Advisory Group (MAG): International NGO conducting mine action operations in Ukraine, participating in the Center's working meetings on information management standards. MAG is directly comparable as a certified operator working under the Center's regulatory framework.
• Danish Refugee Council (DRC): Humanitarian NGO with significant demining operations in Ukraine, partnered with the Center to convene working meetings with mine action operators on information management. Comparable as both a certified operator and a coordination convener in the same ecosystem.
• DanChurchAid: Danish humanitarian organization conducting humanitarian demining in Ukraine and meeting with the Center on regulatory aspects of manual demining and clearance processes. Directly comparable as a certified operator working under the same framework.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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