Increase in use of land mines triggers rise in civilian casualties in Ukraine, Myanmar

Ukrainian doctor Yurii Kuznetsov speaks to land mine victim Oleksandr Kolisnyk at the hospital in Izium, Ukraine on Feb 19, 2023. [AP Photo]

The use of anti-personnel land mines by Russia and Myanmar triggered a surge in the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine and Myanmar last year, according to a new report by a land-mine monitor.

The report, published by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, found that Russia, which is not party to the Mine Ban Treaty, "used antipersonnel mines extensively in Ukraine since its all-out invasion of the country in February 2022."