The Ukrainians have created anti-mine boots. They are cheap and work, and they are made in 3D printers

Russian mines have been a huge problem for Ukrainian troops regaining their territories since the beginning of the war. This is because the Russians massively mine fields, forests and roads, leaving behind hundreds or thousands of mines on every kilometer of the route. The equipment protecting the legs (and lives) of sappers demining the area has therefore become extremely valuable.

Ukraine. Anti-mine boots from a 3D printer

The Ukrainian engineer Ihor Yefimenko and his colleagues came up with the idea to start the production of anti-mine boots in combat conditions. Together with the company he is the head of, he used commercially available 3D printers for this purpose, thanks to which he managed to significantly reduce production costs. As he describes in his , a pair of shoes costs $400.

The solution of Ukrainian engineers protects soldiers against two types of anti-personnel mines and – as you can see in the video – they are a relatively simple but effective construction. They are put on traditional soldiers’ boots and allow relatively quick and comfortable putting them on and taking them off. They can withstand a possible explosion equivalent to approx. 200 kg.

So far, the Yefimenko company has produced and sold to the Ukrainian army 200 pairs of shoes with a total value of approx. PLN 80,000. dollars. However, thanks to the use of a small amount of materials needed for production and a significant improvement in the production process, the company will be able to create even more pairs, which will gradually be delivered to other units of the Ukrainian army.