Paul Goble
Staunton, June 30 – Media attention to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia and Russian drone attacks on Ukraine have largely focused on their immediate impact, explosions, fires, and the killing and wounding of people; but they have longer term consequences as well because drones from the two countries are laying mines in unexpected places.
That danger has been pointed out by a Russian military analyst speaking on condition of anonymity of Novaya Gazeta Europe who says that will affect residents for many years by making demining efforts even more difficult than they already are (novayagazeta.eu/articles/2026/06/30/my-dolgoe-ekho-drug-druga).
And cleaning up mines laid during the conflict will take years if not decades because maps of mines laid are notoriously unreliable – too many different military units are involved – and mean that even more Russians and Ukrainians will be injured or killed when they unwittingly step on mines laid earlier.
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