The PTM-1 is a Soviet/Russian plastic-bodied scatterable anti-vehicle blast mine family intended for remote delivery by rockets, helicopters, or aircraft dispensers rather than manual emplacement. Human Rights Watch documented PTM-1/PTM-1G mines in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions during Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while JMU/CISR lists the PGMDM/PTM-1S/PTM-1G family as used by former Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Human Rights Watch documented PTM-1/PTM-1G remotely delivered anti-vehicle mines in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions in 2022, including delivery by 9M27K2 Uragan rockets; it also noted that Russian-backed forces displayed PTM-1G remnants and a 9M27K2 rocket remnant.
Role detailsJames Madison University's CISR munitions guide groups PGMDM/PTM-1S/PTM-1G together and says the mine family was extensively used by former Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
PTM-1-family mines can be delivered by several remote-scattering systems; the cataloged Uragan rocket relationship is the clearest linked carrier munition.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | 220 mm mine-laying cargo rocket | Missilery identifies the 9M27K2 as a Uragan rocket carrying 24 PTM-1G mines, and Human Rights Watch says PTM-1/PTM-1G mines seen in Ukraine were delivered by 9M27K2 Uragan 220 mm rockets. Sources: Unguided rocket projectile 9M27K2, Background Briefing on Landmine Use in Ukraine |
The PTM-1 family is best read as a remotely scattered mine family whose public nomenclature varies by source and delivery system.
| Topic | Source-backed detail | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | HRW notes disagreement among technical sources and lists PTM-1, PTM-1S, and PGMDM as alternate nomenclature; JMU/CISR groups PGMDM, PTM-1S, and PTM-1G together. | Readers may encounter several designations for the same mine family in clearance, ordnance, and battlefield reporting. |
| Remote delivery | HRW describes helicopter, Grad rocket, and 9M27K2 Uragan delivery, while Missilery identifies the 9M27K2 cassette warhead as carrying 24 PTM-1G mines. | The linked carrier rocket record explains the minefield-laying munition used to scatter the mines at range. |
| Self-destruction | JMU/CISR describes delayed arming and a clockwork self-destruct timer; Missilery describes a pressure fuze with hydraulic self-liquidation for the PTM-1G carried by 9M27K2. | The mine is treated as a time-limited remotely delivered hazard, while source differences are preserved instead of flattened into one timer value. |
JMU/CISR says the PGMDM/PTM-1S/PTM-1G mine family was extensively used by former Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Sources: JMU CISR Munitions Reference Guide
Missilery says the Soviet Army adopted the 9M27K2 Uragan rocket carrying 24 PTM-1G mines in 1980.
Sources: Unguided rocket projectile 9M27K2
Human Rights Watch says the New York Times first documented the use and clearance of PTM-1/PTM-1G mines in eastern Kharkiv city on April 8, 2022.
Sources: Background Briefing on Landmine Use in Ukraine
