This background briefing surveys the types of landmines used in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022.
Antipersonnel mines explode by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person, and can kill and injure people long after armed conflicts end. The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty prohibits antipersonnel mines, but not antivehicle mines or command-detonated (remote-controlled) mines, which are also surveyed in this briefing. Other international agreements weakly restrict anti-vehicle mine use, and international efforts to strengthen existing protections have stalled.
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Source: Human Rights Watch