Tag: antipersonnel
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Biden to provide antipersonnel mines to Ukraine
Biden to provide antipersonnel mines to Ukraine – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, temporarily shut down on Wednesday over fears of a possible Russian air attack. Meanwhile, the Biden administration approved antipersonnel mines for Ukraine to slow Russian ground forces. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports, and…
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U.S. to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, official says
The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with controversial anti-personnel mines in its war against Russia, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News Tuesday night. Anti-personnel mines, or APLs, are designed to be used against people, not vehicles. They can be rapidly deployed and are meant to blunt the advances of ground forces, making them useful…