Banned Butterfly Mines Dropped In Ukraine That Children Can Mistake For Toys


A former war correspondent has shared chilling insight to the so-called ‘butterfly’ mines reportedly being used by Russian troops in Ukraine.

After Vladimir Putin sent Russian forces across the border on February 24, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova shared the news that Ukrainian troops had found the anti-personnel mines in the Kharkiv region; home to Ukraine’s second-biggest city.

The mines, also known as PFM-1s or Lepestok mines, are prohibited by the Geneva Convention.

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Source: UNILAD/Dean Gloster – Twitter