Category: landmines

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

July 4, 2023
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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…

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Mines Are Devastating Ukraine

March 7, 2023
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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…

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