A close-up of a landmine exposed in the dirt, with a Ukrainian soldier walking by in front of the bomb.
Hand or mechanically placed mines, such as the TM-62, are most commonly buried or laid on top of the ground.
  • Ukraine appears to be repurposing and using Russian mines against Putin's forces.
  • Video footage appears to show Ukraine dropping TM-62 anti-tank mines on Russian positions.
  • Russian mines have been a significant obstacle to Ukraine's counteroffensive.

Ukraine appears to be repurposing Russian anti-tank mines and using drones to drop them on Russian forces.

Video footage shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, claims to show a Ukrainian drone dropping a powerful grenade-fused TM-62 anti-tank blast mine on an enemy position.