Austin: U.S. to provide Ukraine with anti-personnel mines

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said his country would send anti-personnel mines to Ukraine. This decision is due to a change in Russian tactics.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to The Guardian.

With his statement, Austin officially confirmed media reports that U.S. President Joe Biden had authorized the supply of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine.

According to the Pentagon chief, Russian ground troops, not armored personnel carriers, are currently leading the battlefield. That is why Ukraine has “a need for things that can help slow down these efforts by the Russians.”

“The landmines that we would like to provide them with are mines that are not permanent, meaning that we can control when they self-activate, self-detonate, and that makes them much safer than the ones that they create on their own,” Austin said.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 21/11/2024