Profile
- Type
- Scatterable anti-vehicle mine
- Origin
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Service note
- Late Cold War design documented in the Russia-Ukraine War
Infantry Weapons
PTM-1
The 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.
- Built by
- SovietRussian state arsenals
- Built in
- Soviet UnionRussia
Service History
- In service
- Soviet/Russian service; documented in Ukraine since 2022
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Soviet ordnance design organization
- Designed
- Late Cold War period
- Built by
- SovietRussian state arsenals
- Built in
- Soviet UnionRussia
- Variants
- PTM-1, PTM-1G, PTM-1S, PGMDM
Specifications
- Role
- Remotely delivered anti-vehicle blast mine
- Body
- Plastic-bodied rectangular mine
- Initiation
- Pressure with self-destruct function
- Delivery
- Rocket artillery or helicopter-delivered mine-dispensing systems, including Grad/Uragan-class rocket delivery noted by HRW
- Explosive Fill
- About 1.1 kg PVV-12S-1 explosive fill according to GICHD's Ukraine explosive ordnance guide
- Dimensions
- Approximately 310 x 85 mm in GICHD's Ukraine explosive ordnance guide
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: RussiaUkraine
Human Rights Watch identified PTM-1/PTM-1G anti-vehicle mines among landmine types used since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion, noting that both Russia and Ukraine stockpile this remotely delivered Soviet/Russian mine.
PTM-1 Images
Related Weapon Systems
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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.
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TM-72Shaped-charge anti-tank mineThe TM-72 is a Soviet metal-cased anti-tank mine built around a shaped-charge effect and magnetic-influence fuzing, rather than a simple pressure blast. In Ukraine it is documented less often than common TM-62-series mines, but open reporting in 2026 described both limited battlefield use and Russian efforts to employ TM-72 mines in contested urban approaches.
9K111 FagotMan-portable anti-tank guided missile systemThe 9K111 Fagot, known to NATO as the AT-4 Spigot, is a Soviet man-portable SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile system built around the 9P135 tripod launcher and 9M111 missile family. Its compact launcher, vehicle-mount compatibility, and 2 to 2.5 km range kept it relevant for legacy users, including Russian anti-tank teams documented in the Russia-Ukraine War.
9K114 ShturmRadio-command anti-tank guided missile systemThe 9K114 Shturm is a Soviet radio-command anti-tank guided missile system built around the 9M114 Kokon missile and known to NATO as AT-6 Spiral. Designed by KBM Kolomna for attack helicopters and the MT-LB-based 9P149 Shturm-S carrier, it combines SACLOS guidance, a fast missile, and a roughly 5 km baseline range. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian 9P149 vehicles have been captured or displayed as battlefield trophies, while Ukrainian units have shown Shturm-S use and modernization efforts to keep the system relevant for anti-armor missions.Sources
Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine, Third EditionPublisher: Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining | Note: Supports PTM-1 ordnance identification, origin, role, explosive fill, dimensions, fuze, and remote-delivery background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20PTM-1S LandminePublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports general background for the PTM-1 family as a scatterable anti-vehicle mine and provides ordnance-reference context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Landmine Use in UkrainePublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use context by listing PTM-1/PTM-1G anti-vehicle mines used since February 24, 2022 and noting both Russia and Ukraine stockpile the type. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File: ПТМ-1.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance source; the file is sourced to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and marked CC BY 4.0 with attribution to dsns.gov.ua. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File: PGMDM.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Gallery image provenance source for a PTM-1/PGMDM-family mine image in the Wikimedia Commons PTM-1 category. | Accessed: 2026-06-20