Russian monsters using Nazi-style landmines that ‘jump’ to head height and obliterate anything within 50ft
RUSSIAN forces have deployed Nazi-style landmines that can "jump" to head height and destroy everything within 50ft, a report has found.
Bomb disposal experts discovered the catastrophic POM-3 landmines in the besieged city of Kharkiv on Monday.
The banned destructive devices, known as "Medallion" are designed to be fired by rocket launchers and then land by parachute on the ground.
The anti-personnel mines are also equipped with a seismic sensor to detect when someone is approaching before launching a bomb.
The blast and shrapnel "can indiscriminately kill and maim people within an apparent 16-meter range," according to a report by Human Rights Watch.
Steve Goose, director of the group’s arms division said: “Countries around the world should forcefully condemn Russia’s use of banned antipersonnel landmines in Ukraine.
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“These weapons do not differentiate between combatants and civilians and leave a deadly legacy for years to come.”
“Russia’s use of antipersonnel mines in Ukraine deliberately flouts the international norm against use of these horrid weapons," he added.
The mines are believed to have been delivered by rockets fired from specially designed ground launchers possibly two days earlier.
According to footage shared online on March 26, an ISDM Zemledelie-I rocket was seen firing mines.
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The system that can reportedly deploy mines from 3 to 9 miles away was first seen during annual military exercises in 2021, according to the Landmine Monitor 2021.
If not triggered, the POM-3 is built with a self-destruct device that will destroy the mine after a certain amount of time- it could be hours or even days after deployment.
The use, production, stockpiling and transfer of anti-personnel mines is banned from the 1997 international Mine Ban Treaty.
However, Russia is not one of the 164 countries that signed the treaty.
Back in November 2020, Russia had told the United Nations General Assembly that it “shares the goals of the treaty and supports a world free of mines,” but views anti-personnel mines “as an effective way of ensuring the security of Russia’s borders.”
A similar type of killing device were used by the Nazi during the Second World War.
The S-mine, also known as "Bouncing Betty" was developed by Germany in the 1930s.
They were designed to detonate about 3ft from the ground with the explosion sending shrapnel flying in all directions.
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It was designed to be used in open areas against unshielded infantry.
Over 1.93 million S-mines were produced and caused heavy losses throughout the war.
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