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Germany
Switzerland to Host Ukraine Mine Action Conference in Lausanne in October
Almost a quarter of Ukrainian territory is contaminated with landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) because of the war that started in February 2022.
Sept. 18, 2024
Tanks
From Sublime to Ridiculous – Russia’s T-80 ‘Super Turtle Tank’
To combat the threat from FPV drones on Ukraine’s battlefield, Russian tanks began being fitted with cages and then all-covering boxes, culminating in the “turtle tank.”
Aug. 25, 2024
Telegram
Russians Fit Motorcycles with Screening Smoke – Video Shows Has Opposite Effect
Milbloggers posted videos on social media that showed two dirt bikes driving near the front line that were fitted with smoke canisters in an attempt to screen them during assaults.
July 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Tests ‘First Person View’ Remote-Controlled Tank
Milbloggers have posted footage of Russian military engineers apparently driving a captured Ukrainian T-72AMT tank converted to be driven remotely. Commentators try to work out why.
June 12, 2024
Europe
UK's D-Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration - British Panache on Parade
“80 years ago today, the weather broke, and the greatest invasion force in history left the shores of Britain to liberate Europe” – Rishi Sunak the UK Prime Minister.
June 6, 2024
Zelensky
FACT CHECK: Do Russian Claims That Ukraine Is Using Artillery-Delivered Mines Hold Up?
Russian milbloggers accuse Kyiv of the indiscriminate use of anti-personnel mines, some of which they claim are fitted with motion detectors. Kyiv Post examines the veracity of those assertions.
May 8, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Updates Its Progress Within the Five Pillars of Mine Action
Landmine contamination in Ukraine is mind-boggling, but Kyiv is slowly attacking the problem in the three main areas of the UN’s five pillars.
March 1, 2024
Kremlin
Russian Soldiers Allegedly Blow Themselves Up On Own Landmine
Following a December landmine death in Russia’s Belgorod Region, Kremlin troops were wounded while planting border protection mines, causing a “mine-explosive injury” and toe amputations.
Jan. 31, 2024
Crimea
Assessing the Real Humanitarian Impact of Landmines in Ukraine
A humanitarian information analysis NGO has put flesh on the bones of the staggering statistics of landmine contamination caused by the war in Ukraine.
Jan. 30, 2024