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) ...

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 ...

Researchers detect remnant minefields using low-cost commercial drone, infrared camera BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Drones could be used to detect dangerous "butterfly" landmines in remote regions of ...