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Junge! #Antipersonenminen 😬

Naja, ick sach zu dem Ganzen nix mehr.

Is sozusagen ein #Minenfeld.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/selenskyj-usa-minen-100.html

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Washington will der Ukraine offenbar auch Minen liefern

Zuerst die Angriffe mit ATACMS-Raketen, jetzt offenbar auch Antipersonenminen: US-Präsident Biden hat laut Medienberichten die Unterstützung für die Ukraine ausgeweitet. Ohne US-Hilfe sei die Niederlage vorgezeichnet, warnte Präsident Selenskyj.

tagesschau.de
Nov 20, 2024 at 10:08amWeb
Show threadBerlinFokusNov 20, 2024

Update:

"#Ukraine signed the #MineBanTreaty on February 24, 1999 and ratified the treaty on December 27, 2005. Ukraine is also party to #CCWAmendedProtocolII but their obligations on #AntipersonnelMines are superseded by the stricter prohibitions contained in the Mine Ban Treaty."

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/13/landmine-use-ukraine

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Landmine Use in Ukraine

This background briefing surveys the types of landmines used in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022. Antipersonnel mines explode by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person, and can kill and injure people long after armed conflicts end.

Human Rights Watch
Show threadBerlinFokusNov 20, 2024

"But #Russia .. "

Yes.

It's already terrible if one side is targeting the civilian population.

Two users is twice the #mine "contamination" in the end.

Wouldn't like to do this in my own country. This is for centuries to clean up.