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Ukraine appears to be repurposing powerful Russian anti-tank mines and using drones to drop them on Putin's invasion army
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Video footage shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, claims to show a Ukrainian drone dropping a powerful grenade-fused TM-62 anti-tank blast mine on an enemy position.
The TM-62M is a Russian high-explosive, anti-vehicle blast landmine that can be laid mechanically or by hand, according to CAT-UXO, a site that collates information on explosive hazards.
The mine can be used against tanks, self-propelled rockets, artillery stands, and armored trucks, per Atlas Internazionale, a defense equipment supplier.
Approximately 30% of Ukraine’s territory has been enveloped by fierce fighting, according to a recent report by GLOBSEC, a think tank based in Slovakia.
“Russian minefields are a serious obstacle for our troops, but not insurmountable,” former Ukrainian minister of defense Oleksii Reznikov told The Guardian.
“We have skilled sappers and modern equipment, but they are extremely insufficient for the front that stretches hundreds of kilometers in the east and south of Ukraine,” he added.
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