These schemes are especially actively used in Donbas.
Russia is probably deploying anti-personnel mines to protect and restrain freedom of movement along their defensive lines in Donbas. These mines can potentially cause significant losses both among the military and among the local civilian population, the intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain reported. -1 and PFM-1S.
“The PFM-1 series, commonly referred to as 'butterfly mines', are a deeply controversial indiscriminate weapon. PFM-1s were used with devastating effect during the Soviet-Afghan war, where they maimed large numbers of children who mistook them for toys,” the British agency said.
Analysts note that Soviet-era stocks, used by Russia have become unreliable over time and are now highly unpredictable, posing a threat to both the local population and humanitarian demining operations in the future.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 8 August 2022
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