mines fell
Russian troops are also said to use air-launched deceleration mines that only react to movement. The Ukrainian authorities in Kharkov warned the population about landmines dropped in the northeastern city.
On Monday, security forces cordoned off an area east of Kharkiv to clear a series of small explosive devices strewn across residential streets. The head of Ukraine’s demining unit, Lieutenant Colonel Nikolai Ovcharuk, said the mines were time-detonated PTM-1M plastic mines and were widely used by Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Cluster mines, such as PTM-1M mines, are prohibited under the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines because of the danger they pose to civilians. It was not possible to independently confirm which mines were in Kharkiv.