We do know that the Ukes are using illegal mines to target civilians in Kharkiv, but they are no more close to taking it back than you are.

Ukraine scattering mines in Kharkov Region – officials

Local authorities say Kiev’s forces deployed the same munitions, designed to maim, in Donetsk

A photo purportedly showing a PFM-1 anti=personnel mine in Kharkov, Ukraine, July 31, 2022 © Telegram / Kharkov_Z_news

The military-civilian administration in the Kharkov Region has accused Ukrainian forces of using cluster munitions to disperse anti-personnel mines in the village of Tokarevka.

The munitions, which are banned by a 1997 agreement, have also been deployed in Donetsk, officials say.

The administration announced having discovered the mines on Sunday and in a Telegram post showed a picture of a green butterfly-shaped device nestled in a patch of weeds. The object, apparently a Soviet-era PFM-1, was almost invisible among the foliage.

Such munitions are typically scattered in large quantities, either by aircraft or artillery. Designed to maim rather than kill, they are capable of blowing off or disfiguring a victim’s foot. The PFM-1 is banned under the 1997 Ottawa Convention, to which Ukraine is party.