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@CAT_UXO

2 years

This is an unidentified munition currently being found in Ukraine. At the moment an official identification has not been made. Any additional images, technical information or identification is very much appreciated:

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1 year

At CAT-UXO we are continually asked to produce hard-copy handout data for munitions in Ukraine. We are initially hesitant to do this because we consider that as soon as a munitions recognition handbook is published, it quickly becomes outdated. Especially in Ukraine where the

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1 year

This looks very interesting, any ID or info on this one:

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2 years

This is a new improvised Russian Anti-disturbance (AD) Switch recently observed in Ukraine, used to boobytrap landmines. Yesterday, 01 Dec 2022, a Ukrainian sapper was killed by this anti-disturbance switch fitted to a TM-62 AV landmine:

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2 years

POM-3 Landmine found in Kharkiv region:

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2 years

@johnismay @ArmsControlWonk This is the latest image added to the CAT-UXO website 9B899 technical page:

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2 years

So we have gone for this for now: CAT-UXO adds the Russian 9B899 (9Б899), a new submunition believed to be delivered by the short-range ballistic SS-26 Iskander missile possibly the 9M723 submunition carrier version:

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2 years

So what does a transponder do and is it better described as a decoy?

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Today we present to you the CAT-UXO Ukraine Aircraft Bomb Recognition Handbook for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Not sure if this helps anyone with a quick reference to Russian MANPADS. The best ID reference point is the front endcap area:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Today we provide our first CAT-UXO Ukraine Munitions Recognition Handout for Submunitions for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you believe should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

It amazes me how many experts pop up who have never even been on a bombs course and without a single day's training have an opinion on these things. My full respect to these individuals, stay safe gents:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

And today we have the first publication of the CAT-UXO Ukraine Landmine Recognition Handbook for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

These are the Russian OFSP (OФCП), a series of high-explosive (HE), fragmentation, free-fall, fin-stabilised aircraft bomblets initially designed to be dispensed from UAVs. The series of fragmentation bomblets includes the OFSP-2.5, the OFSP-1.7, the OFSP-1.7 variant, the OFSP-08

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Sorry to be asking but does a red tip on the end of a grenade fuze have any significance? Any help is appreciated:

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@CAT_UXO

1 month

Might I ask has anyone considered a KH-55 rather than a KH-101?

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

We apologise it has taken longer than we would have hoped, but here is the Ukraine Missile Recognition Handbook for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

So what does a transponder do and is it better described as a decoy:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Today we have the Ukraine Projected Grenade Recognition Handbook for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Mystery item answered:

Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine (Published 2022)

Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles are releasing a previously unknown decoy designed to evade air-defense systems, an American official said.

www.nytimes.com

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2 years

Mystery item answered:

Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine (Published 2022)

Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles are releasing a previously unknown decoy designed to evade air-defense systems, an American official said.

www.nytimes.com

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

CAT-UXO adds the recently observed Ukrainian Improvised Fire Extinguisher rocket to the online explosive hazard database. Any additional images and technical information are very much appreciated. Together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Today we have Mortar Bombs found in Ukraine for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF from our google drive:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Please see the link below for access to the latest CAT-UXO Ukraine Explosive Hazard Recognition Handbook which has collated all previous munition categories into this single document. This document will now be the only version available and will provide any future updates:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

The Ukraine Rocket Recognition Handbook for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF from our google drive:

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@CAT_UXO

13 days

This is the Ukrainian BK-3OF (БК-3ОФ), a High-Explosive Fragmentation (HE-Frag) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) delivered, guided, air-dropped bomb. A Baba-Yaga type heavy UCAV was intercepted by Russian forces with a Ukrainian RK-3OF warhead (no rocket motor), which is the

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

This week we have Projectiles found in Ukraine for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF from our google

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

9B899?

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@CAT_UXO

4 months

The Shaped-Charge (SC) concept is not well understood by people outside the science of ordnance devices. For example, a Shaped-Charge (SC) jet is not a “cutting plasma” and does not “burn its way through the armour” as reported by Lawton (1986), Aronson (1986), and Schemmer

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

This is the American M42, a high-explosive dual-purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM), armour-defeating and anti-personnel (AP), submunition containing a shaped-charge (SC) and incorporating an impact-inertia fuze delivered by artillery projectiles including the 155mm

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

CAT-UXO adds the Russian OZ-1 (OЗ-1), a high-explosive (HE) entrenching tool designed to dig a one-man fox-hole in frozen or hard soil to the online explosive hazard database. Any additional images and technical information are very much appreciated.

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Three new Russian submunitions have been observed in both Syria and Ukraine. Believed to be incendiary munitions all are similar in size, construction and means of delivery (parachute retarded). Any additional images & information is very much appreciated:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

CAT-UXO adds the Russian MOB (MOБ), a high-explosive (HE), directional, anti-personnel landmine. This is a new landmine, any additional images and technical information are very much welcome. Together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Not a confirmation but many suggestions to an Iskander missile submunition: These are believed to include tactical HE earth penetrator, an EMP and an anti-radar blast/fragmentation warhead:

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@CAT_UXO

4 months

CAT-UXO adds a selection of Iranian Ballistic-Missiles (BMs) to the online Explosive-Hazard Database. Any additional images, technical information or corrections are very much appreciated. Together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Fantastic contribution of a 3B30 submunition technical drawing by Jacob at Jacob's 3D Unobtainabales to the CAT-UXO online explosive hazard database:

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@CAT_UXO

8 months

I'm sorry and I know I shouldn't but I can't hold back anymore. I have so many issues with this image. Firstly these landmine protection boots, are you saying your metal detection drills are so poor you don't have confidence to enter your own detected path. You need additional

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

My first sighting of the Russian PMN-4 in Ukraine:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

@Heroiam_Slava @secretsqrl123 This is the Russian AO-2.5RT (AO-2.5PT) and RTM, Oskolochnaya Aviabombaskaya Rotatsionni meaning Fragmentation Bomblet Rotating, an oval-shaped, High-Explosive (HE), anti-personnel (AP), fragmentation submunition that has a central all-ways acting fuze:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

So do we have any info on this one yet:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Any idea on an ID anyone, any help is really appreciated. Together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

9 months

We are still struggling with this one, are these Type 63 or M38 mortars. Does the actual 60mm Type 63 mortar exist or is it just a reference to the Type 63 Mortar System it is fired from? Does anyone have a link to a technical page detailing the Type 63 mortar bomb? On CAT-UXO

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Transponder: a device for receiving a radio signal and automatically transmitting a different signal.

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Here we go, what do we think we have here, is it a Landmine being Boobytrapped with an improvised switch, or is it an IED with a Landmine as the main charge? Your thoughts are most welcome....

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons This is the German 155mm DM702, a spin stabilised, base-ejecting, thin-walled carrier projectile for the SMArt 155 series of high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), top-attack, infrared and millimetre wave radar sensor fuzed munitions:

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@CAT_UXO

5 months

CAT-UXO is very pleased to announce that a new Kickstarter campaign by Skirmisher Publishing is the latest commercial supporter of the CAT-UXO explosive hazard website. Skirmisher Publishing is looking for funding to create a Children’s Guide to Landmines & Unexploded Ordnance, a

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2 years

@N_Waters89

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@CAT_UXO

5 months

CAT-UXO adds the German 110mm Panzerfaust-3 (Pzf-3) series of Ground-to-Ground Rockets (GGR) to the CAT-UXO Explosive Hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons @RALee85 This is the joint Swedish and French BONUS, a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), sensor-fuzed munition (SFM) intended to defeat armoured vehicles with a top attack:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@bayraktar_1love This is the Ukrainian RKG-1600, an adapted RKG-3 or RKG-3EM anti-armour hand grenade with added tails and delayed arming for use with UAVs as a bomblet:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

@jmvasquez1974 This is the Russian improvised VOG-17 hand grenade, a high-explosive (HE) fragmentation grenade, improvised from the Russian 30mm VOG-17M projected grenade and a Russian type UZRGM (УЗРГМ) hand grenade fuze:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons This is the American M70, a high-explosive (HE), Remote Anti-armour Mine (RAAM) part of the Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) and is based on the M75 scatterable anti-tank landmine:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons Finally, we have a confirmed actual sighting in Ukraine. This is the Russian OFSP (OФCП), a high-explosive (HE), fragmentation, free fall, fin-stabilised aircraft bomblet dispensed from the Orlan-10 UAV:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

@RALee85 This is the Polish WARMATE, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) containing a number of varied warheads including a high-explosive (HE) blast fragmentation (GO-1), anti-tank high-explosive (GK-1-HEAT) or a thermobaric warhead:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

@RALee85 This is the Russian K-51, a CS gas, riot control, striker-release fuzed, hand grenade used to control counter-insurgencies and other tactical operations:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Here's a good image from the rear:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Do we have any additional sightings or technical information on the OФБЧ-2.5

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Does this help anyone? @EliotHiggins

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Have we had any recent sightings of the Ukrainian OFS (OФC), a bomblet dispensed from the Orlan-10 UAV? A big thanks to Jacob for the addition of another technical drawing to the CAT-UXO explosive hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@BullBreedsNutts @MarkHiznay @minefreeworld @hrw Looks like to me that maybe aerial delivered could also be called scatterable and an area denial weapon might also be called a landmine!!!

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Another technical drawing contribution by Jacob to the CAT-UXO online explosive hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

10 months

@ForensicArchi @alhaq_org @earshot_ngo lol, be serious:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@KramarenkoMari3 Not a confirmation but more of a suggestion. This is the Russian PDM-2 and PMD-2M, high-explosive (HE), shallow water, bottom, blast seamine:

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@CAT_UXO

5 months

CAT-UXO adds the GROM-E2 a dual High-Explosive Fragmentation (HE-Frag) warhead, Air-to-Surface, free-fall-glide, aircraft Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) to the online Explosive Hazard database:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

He's gone and done it again, another outstanding contribution by Jacob of a POM-3 technical drawing to the CAT-UXO explosive hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@GuyPlopsky This is the Russian FAB-500 ShN (ФАБ-500ШH), a modern design, high-explosive (HE), parachute retarded, blast bomb, specially designed for dropping from low altitude:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@warsmonitoring @Danspiun @oryxspioenkop @UAWeapons This is the Russian AT-11 Sniper the NATO designation for the 9M119 Svir a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), tank barrel-launched, laser beam rider guided, surface-to-surface, fin stabilised, anti-tank guided missile (ATGM):

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

So let's have no more talk of any "plasma" jet being produced from a shaped-charge please (as an EOD instructor I've been incorrectly saying it for years):

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@Osinttechnical Sorry to raise this and it’s probably not relevant with you but if constructed with conventional manufactured munitions, MON-50 and a F1 grenade then it’s a boobytrap and not an IED. To be an IED (improvised plosive device) it requires to have an improvised explosive component.

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@CAT_UXO

9 months

In this lesson, you will learn: The key recognition features of a mortar, the two basic types of mortar and how to see if a mortar has been fired:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

Thanks for all your help. Together our knowledge saves lives. This is the Polish 120mm OF-NMR (ОФ-HMP), a high-explosive rocket-assisted (HERA), fragmentation, fin-stabilised, mortar bomb:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Any info or an ID on this would be helpful. See original link/post here:

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@CAT_UXO

3 months

@GrandpaRoy2 Roy you are not going to be happy with me today 😜. Shaped-Charges (SC) do not produce any Plasma jet, they create an Explosively Formed Jet (EFJ) of very hot material or you might say molten metal but at no point does the jet become a Plasma. This has been a misconception

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons This is the joint Swedish and French 155mm Bonus, base-eject, base-bleed, submunition carrier, spin stabilised projectile distributing the high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), sensor fuzed munition 155 Bonus:

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@CAT_UXO

7 months

@front_ukrainian Please note, no guidance, therefore, Air-to-Ground Rockets (not a missile):

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons This is the German DM-51, a defensive or offensive, high-explosive (HE), blast and fragmentation, hand grenade which uses the DM-82 fuze. The DM-51 offensive grenade becomes the DM-51 defensive grenade when the fragmentation sleeve is installed:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

CAT-UXO adds the 125mm BM42M, BM44-2, BM60 and BM66 to the online explosive hazard database. We are not content that these are currently correct designations. It doesn't help all three often start with BM. Any corrections very much appreciated:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons This is the Russian VZD-6Ch (ВЗД-6Ч) a mechanical, delay clockwork timer used for various types of demolition and sabotage procedures and can be used with any ordnance item accepting an MD-5M detonator:

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1 year

@simon_uxo This is the Russian OZ-1 (OЗ-1), a high-explosive (HE), shaped-charge (SC), entrenching tool designed to assist in digging a one-man fox-hole in frozen or hard soil:

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@CAT_UXO

1 year

@front_ukrainian Do you notice the white stripe and that shows a designation of Y-TM-62, do you understand what that means??

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@Osinttechnical No issue with me my friend, you are doing a good job, keep it up.

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2 years

@kms_d4k

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2 years

@UAWeapons This is the American AGM-88, a tactical, air-to-surface, rail-launched, high-speed, anti-radiation missile (HARM), with an electromechanical setback-armed fuzing, guided missile, containing a high-explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) warhead:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Might anyone have some thoughts on this item? Recently found in Ukraine:

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2 years

Our favourite videos can be seen here:

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@CalibreObscura

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CAT-UXO adds the Chinese Red Arrow (Hong-Jian) series of Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) to the CAT-UXO online explosive hazard database. Together our knowledge saves lives:

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2 years

CAT-UXO adds the Russian OFAB-500 ShR (ОФАБ-500ШP), a high-explosive (HE), parachute retarded bomb, designed to produce a destructive effect through fragmentation using three large oval-shaped independently fuzed fragmentation submunitions:

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2 years

@Gerashchenko_en This is the Russian 122mm 9M22S (9M22C), an incendiary, forward-ejection, electrically initiated, surface-to-surface, fin and spin stabilised rocket launched from the BM-21 Grad truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher:

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1 year

Another LOL for me. Removes the fuze faster than the fuze can react!!! Have you used a Rocket Wrench, the time it takes to unscrew sometimes is not instant. Do you think a mechanical means of rotating a fuze is quicker than its electrical or mechanical anti-handling sensor or

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2 years

@GirkinGirkin This is the Russian PKM-1, a portable, remote-launched, landmine dispenser used to create anti-vehicle (AV) and anti-personnel (AP) minefields:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

@UAWeapons This is the Russian 100mm BK-3 (БК-3), a high-explosive anti-tank fin stabilised (HEAT-FS), projectile with the BK-3M being the same projectile except with a copper shaped-charge (SC) cone, intended to defeat armoured targets:

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11 months

@war_noir This is the Russian UDSh, a smoke-dispensing landmine used in training to indicate a landmine has functioned or to simulate a chemical landmine:

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@CAT_UXO

2 years

Another new submunition observed in Ukraine, the 9N267M, any additional information is very much appreciated:

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10 months

It really is pleasing to see so many people globally using the CAT-UXO online explosive hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:

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10 months

In association with and a big thanks to @TheHALOTrust please see this link to the translated CAT-UXO Ukrainian Explosive Hazard Recognition Handbook, together our knowledge saves lives:

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2 years

@Osinttechnical Here we go, IEDs or booby-traps. I only see conventionally manufactured components here (a booby-trap), nothing improvised as far as I can see........bring it on:

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2 years

It's great that CAT-UXO has been mentioned and recognised throughout this HRW report. Ukraine: Russian Landmine Use Endangers Civilians

Ukraine: Russian Landmine Use Endangers Civilians

Russian forces are using landmines in Ukraine that are causing civilian casualties and suffering, as well as disrupting food production, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

www.hrw.org

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