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Russian Troops Utilize Small Arms Fire for Mine Clearance
Published 2 years ago
GoPro footage released by Russian sources shows Russian Soldiers in the city of Lysychansk utilizing their issued rifles to clear visible land mines that are impeding their route of advance.
What's interesting about this video isn't the size of the explosions caused by the detonation of the landmines, but the use of the landmines. Generally speaking, if you're going to lay out a series of anti-personnel mines in an area, it's a defense-in-depth measure conducted due to your unit knowing they will not be needing that area for their own operations. It also doesn't appear as if the Ukrainians have done a great job of utilizing a mine-pattern for the layout of these AP mines, since the AP mines appear to have been randomly strewn about the area these Russians are working in.
This isn't the first time either side has used land mines in this conflict, and I highly doubt it will be the last. Ukraine as a country will be dealing with this issue for decades after this war ends regardless of which side wins in the long run. Neither Russia or Ukraine are part of the Mine Ban Convention.
