Ukrainian troops are using experimental thermal imaging equipment to detect Russian mines, CNN reported on Aug.15.
Ednews informs via foreign media that in the village of Robotyne, located in the southeastern part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian troops are identifying Russian mines using drones equipped with thermal cameras.
According to the report, the new drone technique works best during periods with limited sunlight. Mines tend to retain the heat of the sun while the ground cools and become detectable as bright white dots on thermal cameras. The unit working with this new method use special charges to blow up the detected mines from nearby trenches.