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muriel_volestrangler

(102,473 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:54 AM 20 hrs ago

Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines

Source: BBC

US President Joe Biden has agreed to give Ukraine anti-personnel land mines, a US defence official told the BBC, a move seen as an attempt to slow Russian troops who have been steadily advancing in Ukraine's east in recent months.

The official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said such mines would be delivered soon and Washington expected that they would be used on Ukraine's territory.

Ukraine was also committed to not using the mines in densely-populated areas, the official said.
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Russia's tactics currently involve sending small groups of soldiers - sometimes no more than three to five men - to walk or ride motorbikes behind Ukrainian positions. These men are often killed or captured.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2d1lj3nwqo

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Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago OP

Hope they use the mines to create a demilitarized zone at the Russian border. ancianita 20 hrs ago #1

Anti personnel mines are a abhorrent hueymahl 17 hrs ago #2

Ukraine has said they won't use them in densly populated areas, MarineCombatEngineer 17 hrs ago #3

The new models the US is giving them self deactivate after a set time (usually 21 days +-) EX500rider 7 hrs ago #4

ancianita

(38,514 posts)

1. Hope they use the mines to create a demilitarized zone at the Russian border.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:08 AM

20 hrs ago

hueymahl

(2,644 posts)

2. Anti personnel mines are a abhorrent

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:25 AM

17 hrs ago

Most countries have banned them, for very good reason. They injure civilians and children for decades after being placed.

https://www.icrc.org/en/law-and-policy/anti-personnel-landmines#:~:text=Stepping%20on%20a%20mine%20will,food%20production%20and%20destroying%20livelihoods.

So disappointed.

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,322 posts)

3. Ukraine has said they won't use them in densly populated areas,

Reply to hueymahl (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:40 AM

17 hrs ago

and there will be a map of where all mines are placed so after the war ends, Ukraine can remove those mines.

EX500rider

(11,467 posts)

4. The new models the US is giving them self deactivate after a set time (usually 21 days +-)

Reply to hueymahl (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:00 PM

7 hrs ago

And with all the ordnance being used on the front lines, those lands will have to cleared by teams for unexploded ordnance, mines or no mines

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