They were trained in Cambodia, and a grant of 2 million euros was allocated for this.
"The 16 Belgian shepherds will be the first demining dogs deployed in Ukraine. Together with their eight operators, all of whom are Ukrainian, they underwent rigorous training in Cambodia for five months. All women also completed manual demining courses," reads the statement.
The European Commission believes that the female deminers with the dogs will be used in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions.
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