A previously unseen booby trap fitted to TM-62Ms in Ukraine designed to counter flipping during clearance operations
A booby-trapped TM-62M (Ru:ТМ-62М) has been displayed in Ukraine
The booby trap sits under the common MVCh-62 (Ru: МВЧ-62) fuze
It consists of:
An upper and lower electrical contact
Two electrically-connected ball bearings
A battery
An electrically-initiated detonator
The flipping of the mine during typical clearance operations causes one ball bearing to align with the upper contact
The flipping back of the mine causes the other ball bearing to drop in line with the lower contact, while the upper is held by a magnet to form the circuit
Power is provided from the battery to the detonator, causing it to function independently of the MVCh-62
There is no clear self-destruct and the battery is likely to remain operational for a long period
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