Profile
- Type
- Directional anti-personnel fragmentation mine
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Service note
- Cold War design documented in current Russia-Ukraine War mine contamination
Infantry Weapons
MON-100
The MON-100 is a Soviet/Russian directional anti-personnel fragmentation mine, a larger member of the MON family intended to project steel fragments across a 100-meter danger area. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears in mine-action reporting as one of the MON-series mines used by Russian forces, adding to the hand-emplaced and tripwire or command-initiated explosive hazards facing Ukrainian deminers and civilians.
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Built in
- USSR and Russia
Service History
- In service
- Soviet/Russian service; documented in Ukraine mine-action reporting after 2022
- Used by
- Russian forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Soviet ordnance designers
- Designed
- Early 1960s
- Built in
- USSR and Russia
- Produced
- Soviet-era production with Russian stockpile use reported
- Variants
- MON-100
Specifications
- Mine type
- Directional anti-personnel fragmentation mine
- Explosive fill
- 2 kg TNT
- Weight
- About 5 kg mine body
- Dimensions
- 236 mm diameter by about 83 mm depth
- Fragments
- About 400 cylindrical steel fragments, 10 mm by 10 mm
- Intended lethal range
- 100 m
- Initiation
- Tripwire, break-wire, seismic/electric options, or command detonation depending on fuze configuration
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Listed by Human Rights Watch and Landmine Monitor among MON-series antipersonnel mines used by Russian forces in Ukraine after the February 2022 full-scale invasion.
Related Weapon Systems
MON-90Directional fragmentation anti-personnel mineThe MON-90 is a Soviet-designed directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine, broadly comparable in role to a large Claymore-type munition. It uses a plastic, curved body and a heavy explosive charge to project steel fragments across a fixed arc, and open-source mine-action reporting identifies it among the antipersonnel mines contaminating Ukrainian territory during the Russia-Ukraine War.
POM-2Scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mineThe POM-2 is a Soviet/Russian scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mine that deploys tripwire sensors after delivery by rockets, helicopters, aircraft, vehicles, or specialized dispensers. In Ukraine, it appears as part of Russia's remotely delivered mine threat, including documented POM-2 mines and KPOM-2 canisters recovered in areas cleared by Ukrainian emergency services.
MON-50Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mineThe MON-50 is a Soviet directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine broadly comparable in role to the M18 Claymore, with a plastic body, folding legs, and a forward fragmentation pattern. It can be command-detonated or configured with tripwire and other fuzing, making it a compact infantry obstacle and ambush munition. In the Russia-Ukraine War, monitoring groups identify MON-50 mines among Russian-used hand-emplaced antipersonnel mines, adding to the dense explosive contamination faced by Ukrainian deminers and civilians.
OZM-72Bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mineThe OZM-72 is a Soviet-designed bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mine that ejects from its casing before detonation, projecting fragments around the burst point. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Human Rights Watch has documented OZM-72 mines among Russian antipersonnel mine use, making the system part of Ukraine's wider explosive-ordnance clearance problem in retaken areas.
PFM-1Scatterable anti-personnel blast mineThe PFM-1 is a Soviet scatterable anti-personnel blast mine with a plastic winged body and a small liquid-explosive charge, designed for remote delivery rather than hand emplacement. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in PFM-series rocket-scattered mine contamination around Izium, where Human Rights Watch linked the mines to 220 mm Uragan mine-laying rockets and civilian casualties.
PMN-1/2/4Antipersonnel blast mine familyThe PMN-1/2/4 family covers Soviet and Russian pressure-activated antipersonnel blast mines used to deny foot movement and injure personnel at close range. PMN-1 and PMN-2 are Soviet designs, while PMN-4 is a later Russian circular plastic-cased mine; all three are relevant to mine-contamination reporting in and around Ukraine, where PMN-2 and PMN-4 examples have been documented during the Russia-Ukraine War.Sources
Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine, Third EditionPublisher: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining | Note: Supports MON-100 classification, Russian origin, dimensions, explosive fill, fuze family, and Ukraine-focused ordnance-recognition context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russian Landmine, APERS, MON-100Publisher: Bulletpicker | Note: Supports general MON-100 background, fragment payload, explosive fill, initiation options, and range claims. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Landmine Use in UkrainePublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports direct Russia-Ukraine War context by identifying MON-100 among antipersonnel mines used by Russian forces since February 2022. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukraine: Mine Ban PolicyPublisher: Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor | Note: Supports direct conflict-use context for MON-100 in the list of antipersonnel landmines used by Russian forces in Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20MON-100 1 (ORDATA).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Public-domain ORDATA image provenance for the MON-100 primary image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20