Ukrainian troops have begun leaving booby-trapped GoPro action cameras near military positions in the Dnepropetrovsk region, according to Artyom Ilyin, deputy battalion commander for military-political affairs with Russia’s Center group of forces.
Ilyin said other objects designed to attract attention have also been placed near the positions. He suggested that Ukrainian engineer and sapper units may be involved in preparing the devices.
GoPro cameras pose a particular danger, he said. When someone picks up the device, a red indicator light comes on before it explodes.
Russian servicemen have previously reported finding explosives hidden in military equipment and everyday objects. Potentially dangerous items have included food, toys, cigarette packs and other objects that could be picked up not only by soldiers but also by civilians.
Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador-at-large, has also said Ukrainian forces are expanding the range of munitions used to remotely mine civilian sites. According to him, the number of mines posing a threat to the population is increasing almost every week.
Such incidents are most frequently recorded in the Kherson region, while new types of anti-personnel munitions have also been discovered in the Lugansk People’s Republic.