Russians begin scattering hard-to-spot Pryanik anti-personnel mines in Nikopol area

Russian occupying forces have begun remotely scattering small, hard-to-spot and potentially lethal Pryanik mines in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Source: Ivan Bazyliuk, Head of Nikopol District Administration

Quote: "The use of new remotely deployed anti-personnel mines, codenamed 'Pryanik' ('Gingerbread'), has been recorded. These explosive devices are extremely difficult to spot and pose a deadly threat to people's lives and health."

Details: Bazyliuk posted a photo of a mine. It is a small plastic item (resembling an ice hockey puck or lid) about 5-6 cm in diameter, which easily blends in with soil, grass or debris.

The mine detonates at the slightest pressure – you just have to step on it. The local authorities have warned that Russian forces may drop them from drones onto roads, yards, fields and roadsides.

Background: On 31 March, Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration reported that munitions capable of self-destruction, and therefore particularly dangerous for civilians, are being found in the region.

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