Russian troops use the reception prohibited by the International Memorandum, scattering mines of slow motion on the territory of Ukraine. For the first time, these explosive devices, similar to green tubes, size with a liter water bottle, were found to civilians under Kharkov.
Weapons explodes, but not instantly, but throwing up to two dozen ammunition mines, which are detonated after a certain time, with an interval of several hours. This was reported by Journalists The New York Times, taking interviews from locals near Kharkov.
Running ground ammunition may include mines designed to destroy people, as well as such that are intended for the destruction of heavy military equipment.
The New York Times notes that the United States was the last time used a similar type of mines during the operation “Storm in the Desert” in the Persian Gulf in 1991. In 1997, anti-personnel mines banned the Convention on Ground Mines.
According to experts, PTM-1C is a combination of the worst qualities of cassette ammunition and anti-personnel mines. They also have sensitive explosives that can work when people are raised.