Russia’s Drone-Dropped Landmines Threaten Human Lives and Hard-Won Humanitarian Protections

By Mary Wareham

Published on June 10, 2025

Russian forces have used more than a dozen types of antipersonnel mines since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, causing thousands of civilian casualties and contaminating vast tracts of agricultural land. The antipersonnel mines have been emplaced by hand, delivered by rockets, and—as a report from my colleagues at Human Rights Watch has documented—dropped from drones.

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