Russian mines in use in Ukraine

OZM class bounding anti-personnel mine

Tripwire(s) with

wooden pegs

Cast iron casing

Base plate

Usually triggered by tripwire, a small charge lifts the body from the base plate to a height of 50cm where the main charge explodes, scattering fragments of the casing across a wide area

MON anti-personnel mine

Various fuse types

Shaped plastic

body

Clamp/spike

fixing point

Scissor legs

Directional fragmentation mine fires short steel rods or balls in an arc (45 metres wide at lethal 50 metre range). Usually command operated, the mine can be fitted with electric and seismic booby trap switches

PFM-1 'petal' or butterfly mine

Green plastic casing

has been mistaken

for a toy

Thicker wing is

a pressure primer

This light-weight, high-explosive anti-personnel mine cannot be disarmed. Scattered by mortar or from the air before spinning to the ground they can be carried away by water to different locations

PTKM-1R anti-tank mine

Combat

element

Acoustic

sensors

Vibration

sensor

Launch container

Targets vehicle type by noise and ground vibration. The launch container orientates itself and, at up to 50 metres, fires the combat element over the target to explode downwards over the vehicle’s roof

OZM class bounding anti-personnel mine

PFM-1 'petal' or butterfly mine

Tripwire(s) with

wooden pegs

Green plastic casing

has been mistaken

for a toy

Cast iron casing

Thicker wing is

a pressure primer

Base plate

Usually triggered by tripwire, a small charge lifts the body from the base plate to a height of 50cm where the main charge explodes, scattering fragments of the casing across a wide area

This lightweight, high-explosive anti-personnel mine cannot be disarmed. Scattered by mortar or from the air before spinning to the ground they can be carried away by water to different locations

PTKM-1R anti-tank mine

MON anti-personnel mine

Combat

element

Acoustic

sensors

Various fuse types

Vibration

sensor

Shaped plastic

body

Launch container

Clamp/spike

fixing point

Scissor legs

Targets vehicle type by noise and ground vibration. The launch container orientates itself and, at up to 50 metres, fires the combat element over the target to explode downwards over the vehicle’s roof

Directional fragmentation mine fires short steel rods or balls in an arc (45 metres wide at lethal 50 metre range). Usually command operated, the mine can be fitted with electric and seismic booby trap switches