Drones supercharge booby‑trap warfare

Retreating forces are leaving Ukraine seeded with mines and improvised booby traps—including in homes and on bodies—while drones and other low‑cost tools make placement easier and more targeted. With an estimated 140,000 km² contaminated and millions of devices laid, the human and economic costs will persist long after any ceasefire. — This shifts war and reconstruction planning toward a multi‑decade demining and regulation challenge, pressing arms‑control norms on mines and drone‑enabled explosive delivery.