The weapons will be used against ground troops in abandoned war zones.
The United States is sending antipersonnel land mines to Ukrainian defense forces, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced last week. The use of antipersonnel land mines is banned across most of the globe, with 164 countries now participating in the treaty that implemented the ban in 1997. Neither the United States nor Russia signed the Ottawa Treaty, but Ukraine did.
Secretary Austin defended the decision to send these weapons to Ukraine, saying that Russia’s new focus on ground troops is defining current battlefield dynamics. Russia is also using antipersonnel land mines of their own, so Ukraine has “a need for things that can help slow down that effort on the part of the Russians,” Secretary Austin said.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For wisdom for Secretary Austin and Pentagon officials as they continue to send military equipment and weapons to Ukraine.
- For the president and his advisors to seek the Lord on the ways they support Ukraine in the war with Russia.
Sources: Reuters, AP News
