International Support for Ukraine's Military Strengthens with New Aid Packages.
The Pentagon's latest weapons package for Ukraine includes M21 anti-tank land mines, which have been in service since the early 1960s. The M21 mines do not violate international treaties, but unlike other mines the US has given to Kyiv, they can be lethal indefinitely. The decision to provide M21s appears to carefully thread the needle between various areas of concern, given the controversy that has accompanied the use of land mines for decades. Ukraine's army has long used Soviet-era TM-62 anti-tank mines in its war with Russia, as have the Russian invaders.