Direct proof of use
Ukraine received M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge systems from the United States after the full-scale Russian invasion. Defense reporting in November 2022 identified a Ukrainian military photograph showing a U.S.-produced M113A3 towing an M58 MICLIC, while Kyiv Post later reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had shown photographs of the M58 MICLIC being used in Ukraine.
The documented Ukrainian role was mobility and obstacle breaching rather than direct fire. U.S. Army material describes the MICLIC as a rocket-projected M58 linear demolition charge used to clear a vehicle-wide lane through minefields or other obstacles, and Kyiv Post described the Ukrainian adaptation as an effort to make deployment faster by mounting the MICLIC box on a military truck.
Sources: Defense Mirror MICLIC Spotted, Kyiv Post MICLIC Adaptation, MICLIC Fact Sheet
Timeline
On September 28, 2022, a U.S. Department of Defense fact sheet listed mine-clearing equipment and systems, C-4 explosives, demolition munitions, and demolition equipment for obstacle clearing among U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine.
On November 7, 2022, Defense Mirror reported that Ukraine's military had shared a November 6 photograph of an M113A3 towing an M58 MICLIC in Ukraine. On September 20, 2023, Kyiv Post reported that AFU photographs had shown the system in use in Ukraine and that Ukraine's State Special Service of Transport had published video of a truck-mounted MICLIC adaptation.
Sources: DOD Ukraine Security Assistance Sep 2022, Defense Mirror MICLIC Spotted, Kyiv Post MICLIC Adaptation
Operational role
In Ukrainian service, the M58 MICLIC fits the combat-engineer problem created by dense mined belts, trenches, and obstacle systems. The system projects an explosive line charge over a minefield and detonates it to create a lane for vehicles and personnel; the U.S. Army fact sheet gives a nominal breach length of about 100 meters and an employment stand-off of 65 to 95 meters.
The available public record supports possession, fielding, and documented use by Ukrainian forces, but it does not provide a full inventory, a confirmed first combat firing date, or a comprehensive list of units. Kyiv Post attributed the 2023 truck-mounted version to Ukraine's State Special Service of Transport and said the post described it as tested and intended for front-line deployment.
Sources: MICLIC Fact Sheet, Kyiv Post MICLIC Adaptation
