Explosive Leftovers

How the Ukrainian army cleans up Russian mines

A

Armtrac 400

buried

mines

Far from the front, demining vehicles with rotating tillers or flails detonate

the mines, though they often cannot reach mines that are buried too deep.

B

Soldiers detect mines with metal detectors or rods

before manually defusing them.

C

Cluster of explosives on

a line attached to a rocket.

UR-77

Clearance systems fire a line covered with clusters of explosives into the minefield.

The explosions trigger the detonation of buried mines.

Pressure of 150 kg or more triggers

the detonation of TM-62 mines.

Both Russia and Ukraine commonly use TM-62 mines,

most often to target armored vehicles.

SSource: Reuters

Explosive Leftovers

How the Ukrainian army cleans up Russian mines

A

Armtrac 400

buried

mines

Far from the front, demining vehicles with rotating

tillers or flails detonate the mines, though

they often cannot reach mines that are buried too deep.

B

Soldiers detect mines with metal detectors or rods

before manually defusing them.

C

Cluster of explosives on

a line attached to a rocket.

UR-77

Clearance systems fire a line covered with clusters of explosives

into the minefield. The explosions trigger

the detonation of buried mines.

Pressure of 150 kg or more triggers

the detonation of TM-62 mines.

Both Russia and Ukraine commonly use TM-62 mines,

most often to target armored vehicles.

SSource: Reuters

Explosive Leftovers

How the Ukrainian army cleans up Russian mines

A

Armtrac 400

buried

mines

Far from the front, demining vehicles

with rotating tillers or flails

detonate the mines, though

they often annot reach mines

that are buried too deep.

B

Soldiers detect mines with

metal detectors or rods

before manually defusing them.

C

Cluster of explosives

on a line attached to

a rocket.

UR-77

Clearance systems fire a line covered

with clusters of explosives

into the minefield. The explosions

trigger the detonation of buried mines.

Pressure of 150 kg

or more triggers

the detonation

of TM-62 mines.

Both Russia and Ukraine commonly

use TM-62 mines, most often

to target armored vehicles.

SSource: Reuters

Explosive Leftovers

How the Ukrainian army cleans up Russian mines

A

Armtrac 400

buried

mines

Far from the front, demining vehicles with rotating tillers or flails detonate

the mines, though they often cannot reach mines that are buried too deep.

B

Soldiers detect mines with metal detectors or rods

before manually defusing them.

C

Cluster of explosives on

a line attached to a rocket.

UR-77

Clearance systems fire a line covered with clusters of explosives into the minefield.

The explosions trigger the detonation of buried mines.

Pressure of 150 kg or more triggers

the detonation of TM-62 mines.

Both Russia and Ukraine commonly use TM-62 mines,

most often to target armored vehicles.

SSource: Reuters

Explosive Leftovers

How the Ukrainian army cleans up Russian mines

A

Armtrac 400

buried

mines

Far from the front, demining vehicles with rotating

tillers or flails detonate the mines, though

they often cannot reach mines that are buried too deep.

B

Soldiers detect mines with metal detectors or rods

before manually defusing them.

C

Cluster of explosives on

a line attached to a rocket.

UR-77

Clearance systems fire a line covered with clusters of explosives

into the minefield. The explosions trigger

the detonation of buried mines.

Pressure of 150 kg or more triggers

the detonation of TM-62 mines.

Both Russia and Ukraine commonly use TM-62 mines,

most often to target armored vehicles.

SSource: Reuters

Explosive Leftovers

How the Ukrainian army cleans up Russian mines

A

Armtrac 400

buried

mines

Far from the front, demining vehicles

with rotating tillers or flails

detonate the mines, though

they often annot reach mines

that are buried too deep.

B

Soldiers detect mines with

metal detectors or rods

before manually defusing them.

C

Cluster of explosives

on a line attached to

a rocket.

UR-77

Clearance systems fire a line covered

with clusters of explosives

into the minefield. The explosions

trigger the detonation of buried mines.

Pressure of 150 kg

or more triggers

the detonation

of TM-62 mines.

Both Russia and Ukraine commonly

use TM-62 mines, most often

to target armored vehicles.

SSource: Reuters