Soldiers of the 81st Brigade demonstrate clearing trenches with anti-tank mines

20 March, 2024 Demolition of an enemy dugout with a TM-62 anti-tank mine. Photo credits: Officer Soldiers of the 81st Airmobile Brigade published a video of clearing the enemy trenches in the Luhansk region using anti-tank mines.

The video of the incident was published on Telegram. The video captures the soldiers of the 81st Brigade clearing enemy trenches and dugouts and using TM-62 anti-tank mines for more effective performance. Due to its power and a large amount of explosives, the mine can be very successful in destroying such fortifications.

Weighing 8-13 kilograms, the mine contains 7 to 11 kg of explosive, depending on the material of the body. For this use, the soldiers modernized the mine by adding a blasting time fuze.

Before use, the fuze is set on fire, after which the soldier has a certain amount of time, depending on the length of the fuze, to place the mine or throw it into the enemy dugout. The burning speed of such a fuze is about 1 centimeter per second.

Setting fire to a fuze that was mounted to the TM-62 anti-tank mine. Photo credits: Officer

According to the video's author, thanks to such a large capacity, the enemy dugouts were cleared very efficiently without the enemy having a chance to escape.

In addition to mines, FPV drones are also actively used for offensive actions of the Ukrainian military.

Militarnyi previously reported that the Come Back Alive Foundation, together with Ukrnafta, transferred FPV drones, night vision devices, and generators to the 82nd Air Assault Brigade.

In particular, with the funds from the Foundation's partners, they purchased and delivered to the paratroopers:

  • 2,000 kamikaze drones, which will be used by the paratroopers to burn down Russian armored vehicles and stop enemy assaults;
  • 200 military-standard night vision devices that will allow for field reconnaissance or surveillance in the dark, during night battles and assaults;
  • 50 generators with a capacity of 3.3 kW to provide backup power, charge equipment, etc.

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