Russian POM-3 mines that have failed to deploy, found in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Russia appears to be using anti-personnel mines in Ukraine that are equipped with artificial intelligence that is claimed to be able to distinguish between soldiers and civilians. While the mines supposedly comply with international law, experts doubt whether they are any less dangerous to civilians.
Human Rights Watch, a New York-based non-governmental organisation, reported the identification of POM-3 mines near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 29 March. Separately, unverified video seems to show a Russian Zemledeliye truck launching mine-laying rockets. The vehicle has 50 rocket launch tubes, and each…
Article amended on 1 April 2022
We have corrected Arthur Holland Michel’s affiliation
