DONETSK, April 27 Four children were injured in an explosion on an explosive object in the Proletarsky district of Donetsk, city mayor Alexei Kulemzin said in his Telegram channel.< br />Earlier, the mayor of Donetsk reported that, according to preliminary information, a group of children were injured when a mine PFM-1 «Petal» was triggered.
Kulemzin.
The mayor of Donetsk noted that the victims were taken to the traumatology unit.
The anti-personnel high-explosive mine (PFM-1) «Petal» is designed to damage the legs and works when a person is on it comes. It is installed on the ground by remote means of mining. It is almost an exact copy of the American mine BLU-43/B (Dragontooth). The authorities of the DPR have repeatedly recorded the use of cluster munitions equipped with Lepestok mines by Ukrainian troops in the cities of the republic.
The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN previously circulated a letter in the Security Council about the use of anti-personnel mines «Lepestok» by Kiev against the civilian population in Donbass. The letter was also sent to the UN Secretary General. Ukraine in 2005 ratified the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use, stockpiling and production of anti-personnel mines. Thus, Kiev violates its international obligations.