HRW urges Ukraine to investigate evidence its military spread thousands of anti-personnel landmines in Izium when it was occupied by Russians forces
Ukraine is thought to be one of the most mined countries in the world, along with Afghanistan and Syria. A new report by Human Rights Watch says that the Ukrainian military itself is almost certainly part of the problem.
Ukraine signed the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines . HRW said use of anti-personnel mines also violates international humanitarian law since the small devices do not discriminate between soldiers and civilians. Mr. Polishchuk accused the Russian military of “massive use of anti-personnel mines by its armed units against Ukranian civilians” . HRW does not dispute his claim, noting that it issued three reports in 2022 that accused the Russian military of using antipersonnel mines in many areas of Ukraine.HRW’s mine investigation in Izium took place between Sept. 19 and Oct. 9. Its team interviewed more than 100 people, including victims of landmines, doctors and Ukrainian demining experts.
“In three locations in the Izium area, Human Rights Watch saw how the rocket motor of an Uragan-series artillery rocket, which can be used for mine dispersal, was lodged in the ground or had hit a building in such a way that indicated it had come from the direction where Ukrainian forces controlled territory,” HRW said .
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