While landmines in general are pretty awful, the PFM-1 "butterfly" mine is particularly nasty. Because of its mainly plastic construction, the butterfly-shaped device is notoriously difficult to find ...

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims that Ukraine has dispersed these lightweight mines throughout residential areas of the Donbas region. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ...

The 'butterfly mine’ or the PFM-1 series have the capability to inflict widespread casualties amongst the military as well as civilian population. In the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Russia is alleged ...

RUSSIA has been accused of using banned “Butterfly Mines” to maim and kill Ukrainians as new pictures show the explosives scattered around a town. The toy-like devices are high explosive PFM-1 mines ...