Tag: landmines

Human Rights Watch Reports New Evidence of Ukrainian Use of Banned Landmines

WASHINGTON—Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022. The group called on Ukraine’s government to follow through with a commitment made earlier in June not to employ such weapons, investigate their suspected…


Mines Are Devastating Ukraine

Commentary People in conflict zones have been using mines since the U.S. Civil War—but, what’s going on in Ukraine today is unique in history.  For one, it’s happening at a larger scale than we’ve seen since World War II. Ukraine has the second-largest area of all European countries, and already large parts of it have been contaminated…