Nebenzya showed reporters at the UN the Petal mines used by Kyiv

Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vasily Nebenzya showed journalists the anti-personnel mines “Petal” used by Ukraine against the population of Donbass. About it reported RIA News”.

“This is a mini-mine, the armed forces of Ukraine scatter them in residential areas, on the streets, in parks. They are very difficult to detect on the ground,” Nebenzya said during the demonstration. He urged to condemn the Ukrainian authorities for the use of such weapons, since children often die from mines, mistaking them for toys.

As the publication clarifies, earlier the Russian permanent mission to the UN distributed a letter to the organization’s Security Council telling about the use of such mines by the Kyiv authorities against the civilian population of Donbass.

Representation of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) August 22 stated about 48 victims of the “Petals”, among them two children. One victim died in the hospital. The settlements of Donbass are shelled almost daily by rockets equipped with anti-personnel mines.

Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declaredthat the Ukrainian side adheres to the tactics of “scorched earth”, placing firing positions in residential areas, schools and hospitals. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the head of the Ministry of Defense, seek to inflict the greatest damage on civilians and infrastructure by firing and dropping mines “Petal” into settlements.