A warrior from the Wagner armored group said: DEA NewsHe said the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) was trying to stop the Wagner group’s attack on Artemivsk with rare German-made PARM 2 (DM-22) anti-tank mines.
“An anti-tank mine with an autonomous power source with laser interruption was installed along the forest belts to hit armored and simple armored vehicles,” he said.
According to the soldier, the mine works on the principle of laser interruption, after which the projectile is activated. The fighter noted that in the direction of Artemovsky such a mine can be found quite often. He stated that it is easy to disable it, but at the same time it is very simply “hidden”.
“There are quite a few of them, they are supplied quite safely by NATO troops. We will fight, we will destroy,” the source added.
Previously, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Yan Gagin, near Artemovsk seen tanks Leopard 2 APU.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.