Sgt-Cowboy
Sgt-Cowboy t1_iu4941z wrote
Reply to comment by NiteSwept in Russian ambassador warns Ireland over clearing of Ukrainian mines by boomership
Under Protocol II of the Convention on Conventional Weapons, they’re only illegal if you do not mark them and keep a record of them for later removal.
So yes, in Russia’s case, start counting war crimes.
Sgt-Cowboy t1_iu4l88i wrote
Reply to comment by DibsMine in Russian ambassador warns Ireland over clearing of Ukrainian mines by boomership
Not all do, but we can only design, produce, and use ones that have a self deactivation/destruction feature built in. This was all from the 2020 Mine Ban Treaty here in the USA.