During air attacks, the Shaheds began dropping PTM-3 anti-tank mines more frequently, both to mine areas and as traps near the point where the UAVs fell. The risk is that the State Emergency Service or police are on their way to the scene, and the mine could be triggered by the approach of the equipment.
During air attacks, the Shaheds began dropping PTM-3 anti-tank mines more frequently, both to mine areas and as traps near the point where the UAVs fell. The risk is that the State Emergency Service or police are on their way to the scene, and the mine could be triggered by the approach of the equipment.
This was written by radio technology and communications expert Sergey «Flash» Beskrestnov — according to his Telegram channel, such cases are recorded «in different parts of the country.» He specifies that the PTM-3 has a magnetic detonator, and the enemy’s plan is to blow up service cars heading to a downed or downed drone. The post also showed a container for transporting the mine on board the Shahed and noted that the mine itself has a square shape.
Beskrestnov adds that the dropping of mines from the «Shaheds» has been known for a long time, but now they have been «activated» precisely because of the snow cover: if earlier the mine could be seen visually, now it is hidden in the snowdrift. The expert recommends not to approach the place of the fall by car, especially along the trajectory along which the UAV fell. In winter, the situation is complicated by deep snow: the ammunition is almost invisible.
Additional warnings from the scene indicate that the drone may drop mines on its approach to the target in order to hit those who will arrive later for inspection. Such reports emphasize that a mine may fall at any distance along the route, and snow practically eliminates the chance of quickly detecting it. In particular, such a case was reported in the Rivne region.
Mining the areas where UAVs have crashed changes the safety rules after an attack: even a downed Shahed can leave explosives nearby. Therefore, the incident site should be approached only after being inspected by sappers, and the debris should not be touched or attempted to «collect trophies» on your own.
Previously, dev.ua wrote about how, after the massive attack on Kyiv on the night of January 9, reports appeared on social networks about the fall of Shahedov due to icing. According to Sergey «Flash» Bezkrestnov — a military engineer and communications expert — this is possible, but under certain conditions.
