In Ukraine with the minesweepers: 'At times, it took me four days to clear 150 metres, there was no other option'.

The counteroffensive launched by Kyiv's forces in June was made particularly dangerous given the extent to which Russian defensive positions were mined. Mine-clearing teams operate step by step, at night, in small units.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2023/09/07/in-ukraine-with-the-minesweepers-it-took-me-four-days-at-times-to-clear-150-meters-there-was-no-other-option_6127932_143.html

#Ukraine #WarInUkraine #Mines #LandMines

Ukraine has breached Russia’s first line of defense near Zaporizhzhia

This accomplishment comes after weeks of meticulous mine clearance operations. Tarnavsky expressed confidence that their progress would accelerate as they advance towards the ***less fortified second defensive line***

https://kyivindependent.com/military-ukraine-has-breached-russias-first-line-of-defense-near-zaporizhzhia/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #Zaporizhzhia #FrontLine #counteroffensive #mines #landmines #defense #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine

@joaocosta better be sure that those are ALL the mines

#cnn #ukraine #landmines #UkraineWillWin #ArmUkraineNow #stoprussianaggression #arrestputin #NATO #RussiaIsATerroristState

@windwalkerstorm Yes! I was originally thinking of shooting the #landmine, but it should also be possible to place a charge on the mine, then it blows up a set amount of time after being released by the drone. #landmines #UkraineWar #Ukraine #DoD #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #Ukraine #Counteroffensive #WarInUkraine #NATO

Landmines can be found by IR. We should be able to make a drone that will place a charge on the landmine, then leave before the charge blows up.
#landmines. #UkraineWar #Ukraine #DoD #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #Ukraine #Counteroffensive #WarInUkraine #NATO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO8CWts2-P8

We should be able to make a drone with a gun that will find and shoot #landmines. #UkraineWar #Ukraine #DoD #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar️ #Ukraine #Counteroffensive #WarInUkraine #NATO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO8CWts2-P8

@SocraticEthics #SovietZombies 🧟‍♂️ should tell each other where they put #landmines ! 💥

#UkraineWillWin because #RussiaIsATerroristState that the entire free world 🌍 wants to see disintegrate into a miasma of hate!

@ADignorantium the #SawbladeBuoy|s should be #sabotaged and #dismantled in direct action at all cost because they are as inhuman as #Antipersonnel - #Landmines and should be equally banned and their use should be equally prosecuted.

As South Korea is being hit with record rainfall each year, as the ground shifts and land slides, it might be good during the dry times for South Korea's government on both the local & national level to invest in locating the remaining 3021 buried landmines. It shouldn't be up to hikers to find them the hard way like they have been. 😑🥾💣💥

Link contains a map of S. Korea's *uncovered* minefields.

#Korea
#landmines

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/912987.html

As South Korea is being hit with record rainfall each year, as the ground shifts and land slides, it might be good during the dry times for South Korea's government on both the local & national level to invest in locating the remaining 3021 buried landmines. It shouldn't be up to hikers to find them the hard way like they have been. 😑🥾💣💥

Link contains map of S. Korea's *uncovered* minefields.

#Korea
#landmines

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/912987.html

As South Korea is being hit with record rainfall each year, as the ground shifts and land slides, it might be good during the dry times for South Korea's government on both the local & national level to invest in locating the rest of the missing 3,000+ minefields. It shouldn't be up to hikers to find them the hard way like they have been. 😑💣💥

Link contains map of S. Korea's minefields.

#Korea
#landmines

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/912987.html

As South Korea is being hit with record rainfall each year, as the ground shifts and land slides, it might be good during the dry times for South Korea's governments on both the local & national level to invest in locating the rest of the missing 3,000+ undetonated landmines...so innocent hikers don't have to keep finding them the hard way. 😑💣💥

Link contains map of S. Korea's landmines.

#Korea
#landmines

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/912987.html

💙💛 Ukraine's counteroffensive does not provide for any schedules or deadlines, since there are 3-4-5 #landmines per meter of land, - secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #warinukraine

💥 An #American volunteer in #Ukraine shows the danger of de-mining farms littered with #Russian #landmines

https://youtu.be/aeCLs_p3lLg?feature=share

Seen on a Telegram channel (that we won't link to):

"The State Emergency Service of #Ukraine discovered and neutralised more than 415,000 enemy explosive objects

A total of 917 km2 of territory was cleared. This is only 0.5% of the mined territory.

Emergency workers stress that dozens of years of de-mining work lie ahead. Ukraine is the most mined country in the world, ahead of Afghanistan and Syria."

#UkraineRussiaWar #landmines #emergency

Erik Tollefsen, head of the committee's weapon contamination unit, said, "In one day, the flying machine can do the work of a dog in six months."

"While a #deminer will identify mines over an area of around 50 square meters in one day, the #drone will be able to do it in four flights and will have done the same work over 100,000 sq meters," Tollefsen said. #UkraineWar

#RedCross seeking to use #Japan #AI to detect #landmines in #Ukraine
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230727/p2g/00m/0sc/008000c

ℹ For the members of the demining unit in #Ukraine's 35th marine brigade, every step is fraught with peril - every action is beset with risk - during a period that has been particularly dangerous.

As the #Ukrainians press ahead with their summer offensive, the #Russians have countered with #Soviet-era tactics. They have laid millions and millions of #landmines.

https://news.sky.com/story/i-didnt-realise-id-lost-my-leg-risks-taken-by-ukrainian-soldiers-to-diffuse-mines-and-booby-traps-12925979

@jackhutton personally I think cluster ammo should be banned - period.

Just like #LandMines - espechally the #AntiPersonnel variant.

Zelenskyy says sought Western weapons to start counteroffensive sooner https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/zelenskyy-says-sought-western-weapons-to-start-counteroffensive-sooner/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #coupdetat #landmines #Russianinvasion #Ukrainiancounteroffensive

Reports from UA Counter Offensive
💣 Mines are thick
▶️ Progress is slow

"On Tuesday the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that its sappers had neutralized 97,981 mines and other explosives since the beginning of 2023. From June 24 until June 30 alone, sappers managed to destroy 1,431 explosives."

- https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-748817

Detailed types used by both sides as reported by HRW
ref. https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/13/landmine-use-ukraine

#Ukraine #Russia #CounterOffensive #Landmines #Defense #Sappers