Posted on 05/24/2022 6:21:08 PM PDT by delta7
Germany has reportedly supplied Kiev forces with thousands of anti-tank mines on the hopes of slowing down the advance of the Russian military in Ukraine.
In a report released on May 17, Der Spiegel revealed that Germany sent 1,600 DM-12 PARM and 3,000 DM-31 anti-tank mines to Ukraine over the last few weeks.
The German-made DM-12 off-route anti-tank mine, which is mounted on a small tripod, fires a fin stabilized rocket with an effective range of 2 to 40 meters and the ability to penetrate 600 millimeters of armour. The mine incorporates an arming delay of five minutes. It can be detonated either by command or by a fiber-optic trigger cable, which triggers the mine when it is crushed.
DM-12 anti-tank mines have been already spotted in Ukraine. In fact, the Russian military and its allies captured several of them. On May 21, several photos of a recently captured DM-12 mine surfaced online.
The second anti-tank mine, the DM-31, is a German-made copy of the Swedish FFV 028. The DM-31 is a more traditional anti-tank mine.
The mine uses a magnetic influence sensor to detonate, which allows it to attack the full width of the targeted vehicle. When the mine is triggered, a small clearing charge blows away any material that may have been on top of the mine, followed a fraction of a second later by detonation of the main shaped charge.
Supposedly, the mine’s shaped charge can penetrate the belly armour of any tank currently in existence. The DM-31 is yet to be spotted in Ukraine.
Germany moved from the being the main opponent of arming the Kiev regime, to one of its biggest military supporters. Berlin has supplied Kiev forces with loads of weapons, including thousands of anti-tank rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
Like the rest of Kiev’s Western backers, Germany hopes that its military support will eventually lead to the failure of the Russian special military operation.
“But it is okay when Russia seeds mines in Ukraine?”
Link Please.
This is going to piss off Dianna!
In fact, the Russian military and its allies captured several of them.”
Several. Out of thousands!
—————-
You miss the point, the Ukies are deploying thousands of mines to DELAY Ivan’s advances. Doesn’t sound like winning, only retreating.
Reading numerous non western media, the Ukie farmers are enraged their fields are being heavily mined. In addition, western Ukrainian cities are starting to line up at stores “:reminiscent of the Soviet days”….it pays to read non western MSM “ for the rest of the story”.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/bgwxXiN5SVDA/
JUDGE NAPOLITANO & COL. DOUGLAS MACGREGOR: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR UPDATE
Your cheerleading for Russia is unbecoming. You are cheering the invasion and defeat and destruction of a sovereign nation that posed no threat to Russia.
At least we who oppose that invasion are not calling for Ukraine or for ANYONE else to invade and conquer and destroy Russia. All we would like to see is that Russia be driven out of Ukraine.
And you have the gall to call us warmongers?
Why are you so invested in a Russian victory and a Ukrainian defeat?
“Ukraine will find out what happens when Russia decides to go to war against them, should they not work towards peace.”
Oh, I bet you get aroused by such thoughts.
The EU is breaking, six of the EU members are balking on sanctions as they get a huge amount of energy, food and commodities from Ivan…not their war…. ( nor ours).Turkey announced they are voting against the sanctions and against allowing Finland and Sweden to join NATO …they are breaking apart.
“Link Please.”
Here are a few. But you will — as you usually do — dismiss them because they do not comport with your narrative and agenda.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/29/ukraine-russia-uses-banned-antipersonnel-landmines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MznLPO97Xc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBYMDGI49g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acwqTUWV5rg
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/12/1092290573/russia-kyiv-landmines
https://www.bitchute.com/video/bgwxXiN5SVDA/
JUDGE NAPOLITANO & COL. DOUGLAS MACGREGOR: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR UPDATE
———
Thanks, should be required viewing, especially for the Ukie war cheerleaders.
“The EU is breaking, six of the EU members are balking on sanctions as they get a huge amount of energy, food and commodities from Ivan…not their war…. ( nor ours).Turkey announced they are voting against the sanctions and against allowing Finland and Sweden to join NATO …they are breaking apart.”
Which would warm the cockles of your heart.
The Germans are writing checks their military cannot cash.
We need about 10,000 of these on our southern border...
Should also enclose places like CA & OR, New England, plus NYC, Philly, & NJ just for completeness...
Your cheerleading for a continuation of the Forever War for fun and profit with the blood and treasure of America’s youth is obscene.
Yep, just more false flags. Thanks anyway!
“Oh, I bet you get aroused by such thoughts.”
No, unlike the NEOCONS here, I would have preferred a peaceful resolution to the issues there.
So you guys got your war. You happy?
The idiotic Bidenistas are driving Russia into the arms of our main enemy China and choking off America’s economy and freedoms.
Why are you so invested in a Russian victory and a Ukrainian defeat?
————
The Donbass declared their Independence from Ukraine in 2014, the Ukies signed the 2014 Minsk agreements and then discarded them, started bombing and shelling them.
This war has been going on since 2015, none of our business. Had the Minsk Agreements been adhered to, this current regional conflict would never have started. I don’t view any “ victory” or “ loss”, just “ conflict resolution “ as you will. Both the little beggar Zelensky and Vlad are evil, corrupted beyond belief- just like Senile Joe, it really is Senile Joe and the Democrats war.
In the end, Vlad will accomplish his stated objectives, ( did you read his initial war speech? Did anyone?-I did) , an Independent ethnic Russian Donbass provinces…..and the sucker US taxpayers will pay billions ( minus 10 percent to Joe ) and millions will be grifted off to Zelensky and the Ukie government.
SO TRUE! Their ignorance is deliberate.
“Your cheerleading for a continuation of the Forever War for fun and profit with the blood and treasure of America’s youth is obscene.”
Hyperbole much?
What blood of America’s youth has been spilled in the Russo-Ukraine War?
Forever War? It’s been three months.
I just want Russia to leave Ukraine. YOU want the war to continue until Russia defeats Ukraine. Why do you want Russia to defeat Ukraine?
FYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8e9ga4b5pw
*************************************************
Wow… trying to blow up that dam shows me the Ukrainians don’t give a rat’s ass about the harm they do to residents of the Donbas.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.