PFM-1 mine

A PFM-1 training mine, distinguishable from the live version by the presence of the Cyrillic letter У (short for учебный, uchebnyy, "for training").
PFM-1 schematic

PFM-1 (Russian: ПФМ-1 — Противопехотная Фугасная Мина-1, lit. 'Anti-infantry high-explosive mine') is a scatterable high explosive anti-personnel land mine of Soviet and Russian production.[1] It is also known as a Green Parrot or Butterfly Mine.[1] The mines can be deployed from mortars, helicopters and aeroplanes in large numbers; they glide to the ground without exploding and will explode later upon contact.[2]

  1. ^ a b "PFM 1 anti-personnel mine ("Green Parrot") (British drill/training example)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ^ "Russia using controversial butterfly mines in Ukraine, says MOD". Forces News. YouTube. 10 August 2022.