Profile
- Type
- Scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mine
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Service note
- Late Cold War design in Russian service during the Russia-Ukraine War
Infantry Weapons
POM-2
The 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.
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Built in
- Soviet UnionRussia
Service History
- In service
- Stockpiled and used by Russian forces; Ukraine reported destroying its POM-2/POM-2R stocks in 2018.
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Soviet military engineering establishment
- Designed
- Soviet-era design
- Built in
- Soviet UnionRussia
- Unit cost
- Not publicly reported
- Produced
- Soviet and Russian production
- Number built
- Not publicly reported
- Variants
- POM-2, POM-2R manually emplaced variant
Specifications
- Munition class
- Scatterable antipersonnel fragmentation mine
- Explosive fill
- 140 g TNT
- All-up weight
- About 1.6 kg
- Dimensions
- About 180 mm high by 63 mm diameter
- Fuze
- Mechanical fuze with tension-type target sensors
- Delivery methods
- KPOM-2 canister, helicopter or aircraft dispensers, ground-fired rockets, and vehicle or portable mine-laying systems
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces have used POM-2 and POM-2R antipersonnel mines in Ukraine; Human Rights Watch documented POM-2 mines and KPOM-2 dispensers recovered in the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions in 2022.
POM-2 Images
Related Weapon Systems
MON-100Directional anti-personnel fragmentation mineThe 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PTM-1Scatterable anti-vehicle mineThe PTM-1 is a Soviet/Russian plastic-bodied scatterable anti-vehicle blast mine intended for remote delivery by rocket artillery, helicopter, or aircraft dispensers rather than manual emplacement. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears in documented anti-vehicle mine use, with Human Rights Watch listing PTM-1/PTM-1G mines among types stockpiled by both Russia and Ukraine.Sources
Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine, Third EditionPublisher: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining | Note: Supports POM-2 classification, explosive fill, dimensions, origin, fuze type, and delivery-method background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia Mine Ban PolicyPublisher: Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor | Note: Supports Russian production and stockpile context, and lists POM-2/POM-2R among antipersonnel mines used by Russian forces in Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Background Briefing on Landmine Use in UkrainePublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Documents POM-2 mines and delivery canisters found in Ukraine and supports Russia-Ukraine War use context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20POM-2S Mine.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the primary POM-2S mine photo; Commons records the file as released into the public domain by the author. | Accessed: 2026-06-20POM-2S.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the gallery POM-2S mine photo; Commons records the file under CC BY-SA 3.0 with attribution to Johan Fredriksson. | Accessed: 2026-06-20