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Mine
Weaponized Drone
Mine
Mine event in Sumy area, Ukraine on Mon 19th January 2026
19th January 2026
Anti-tank mine in drone: police explosives technicians neutralized a deadly threat in a border village
Every day, the explosives technicians of the Sumy region police work in conditions of increased danger, counteracting the enemy's latest attempts to harm civilians. Every call is a potential threat.
The police received a message from a resident of a border village who discovered an unmanned aerial vehicle on the territory of his own household. Police explosives technicians provided the applicant with clear instructions on safe behavior and immediately went to the scene.
During the inspection, experts established that the drone was equipped with an anti-tank mine with an explosive substance weighing more than 6 kilograms. In the event of detonation, such an ammunition could have caused significant destruction to a residential building and resulted in numerous casualties.
Police explosives technicians seized the dangerous ammunition and destroyed it by controlled detonation in a safe place.
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Ukraine (UKR)
( Sumy area )
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