They can't mark and track these with GPS? It seems like it would be a smart idea to keep notes on the precise location of every mine, and whether or not it's been removed or exploded. It's not like it's the 1950s, when a landmine's location was a mystery after it was buried. (Or is Russia planting these mines?)

[–] rumbleran@suppo.fi 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They do exactly that in sane countries. Russia just drops them out of airplanes with zero fucks given where they land.

[–] UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Tbf Russia's PFM-1 is based off the US' BLU-43. The difference is the US went "Oh wow, this is a really bad situation" and stopped using them half a century ago.

Double tbf: Ukraine also has 5.5 million of these mines themselves.

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