Cambodia: Anti-tank mine among than 200 units of ERW’s and ammunitions cleared from village in Kratie province

The Mine clearing unit of the National Center for the Management of Peacekeeping Forces and Demining (NPMEC) are hard at work in clearing mines in Thnal village, Svay Chres commune, Snuol district, Kratie province. During the course of the clearing Read More …

Ukraine: How US-supplied anti-tank mines helped defeat a brigade of Russian marines in the battle for Vuhledar

Ukraine’s use of US-supplied remote anti-armor mines has helped stop Russian forces and destroyed its tanks and armored vehicles in the Donetsk region, where fierce fighting has been raging. Multiple videos have circulated on social media appearing to show Russian Read More …

Cambodia: Tractor driver seriously injured by anti-tank mine in Oddar Meanchey province

A man in Oddar Meanchey province was seriously injured when the tractor he was driving hit an anti-tank mine. The incident occurred on Wednesday in Kon Chreung village of Samraong city’s Kounkriel commune, Heng Ratana, the Director general of Cambodian Read More …

Ukraine: State Duma deputy’s security car blows up on French HPD anti-tank mine in Kherson region

The security car of State Duma deputy Alexander Borodai was reportedly blown up by a mine in the Kherson region, as reported on Monday, November 7. According to military correspondent Chingis Dambiev via his Telegram channel, the State Duma deputy’s Read More …

The US Army is spending $353 million on a suitcase-size weapon that can ‘hear’ and fire armor-piercing slugs at enemy tanks

The US Army is developing a smart anti-tank mine that detects the sounds of enemy vehicles and then destroys them with an armor-piercing slug. Gone are the World War II-era buried mines that resembled dinner plates or Frisbees. The XM204 Read More …

Cambodia: Pailin tractor driver detonates anti-tank mine, suffers injuries

A man was injured and rushed to hospital after his tractor detonated an anti-tank mine on May 15 in Sala Krao commune’s Stung Koy village of Pailin province’s Sala Krao district. District police chief Meak Saran identified the driver as Read More …

Russian PTKM-1R Top-attack Anti-vehicle Mine Documented in Ukraine

Images shared to social media indicate that the Russian PTKM-1R (ПТКМ-1Р) top-attack anti-vehicle landmine was recently employed in Ukraine. This munition is not known to have been previously employed on operations. It was shown for the first time outside Russia Read More …