Ukraine has been one of the most mined countries in the world since Russia's invasion in 2022, and Ukraine is inundated with anti-personnel mines.
The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with controversial anti-personnel mines in its war against Russia, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News Tuesday night. Anti-personnel mines, or APLs, are designed to be used against people, not vehicles. They can be rapidly deployed and are meant to blunt the advances of ground forces, making them useful for Ukraine 's defense against Russia's advances in Eastern Ukraine , the official said. The U.S.
weapons to conduct strikes deep inside Russia. U.S.-supplied ATACMS were used Tuesday on targets inside Russia, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. Ukraine has been one of the most mined countries in the world since Russia's invasion in 2022, and Ukraine is inundated with APLs. They are known by deceptively innocent names such as 'butterfly' or 'petal' mines because they scatter like flower petals when they drop from the sky.
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