Profile
- Type
- Anti-tank blast mine
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Service note
- Cold War-era Soviet design still encountered in current conflicts
Infantry Weapons
TM-62
The TM-62 is a Soviet family of circular anti-tank blast mines built around a central fuze and a large high-explosive charge. The metal-cased TM-62M and plastic-cased TM-62P3 variants are documented in the Russia-Ukraine War, where both sides have used anti-vehicle mines extensively to block routes, defend positions, and contaminate farmland and approaches.
- Built in
- Soviet UnionRussia
Service History
- In service
- In service from the Cold War era to the present
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Soviet state design bureau
- Designed
- 1960s
- Built in
- Soviet UnionRussia
- Produced
- 1960s onward
- Variants
- TM-62M, TM-62P3
Specifications
- Mine family
- TM-62 series anti-vehicle blast mine
- Typical explosive charge
- 7.5 kg TNT in the TM-62M
- Weight
- 9.5 kg for the TM-62M
- Diameter
- 320 mm for the TM-62M
- Height
- 128 mm for the TM-62M
- Initiation
- Central pressure fuze; TM-62 variants can use several fuze types
- Operating pressure
- 150 to 550 kg for the TM-62M
- Emplacement
- Manual emplacement, mechanical minelayers, or helicopter mine-laying systems
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: RussiaUkraine
Used by both Russian and Ukrainian forces as a hand- or mechanically emplaced anti-vehicle mine; Human Rights Watch identified TM-62M and TM-62P3 use in Ukraine, and Mine Action Review described TM-62-series mines as the main anti-vehicle mines used by both sides after February 2022.
TM-62 Images
Related Weapon Systems
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.
9K115 MetisMan-portable anti-tank guided missile systemThe 9K115 Metis is a Soviet/Russian man-portable, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile family developed for company-level infantry anti-armor fire. The original AT-7 Saxhorn system emphasized a light launcher and short-range portability, while the later 9K115-2 Metis-M and Metis-M1 variants use larger 130 mm missiles, tandem HEAT or thermobaric warheads, and ranges up to 2 km. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian forces have been documented using the upgraded AT-13 Saxhorn-2 / Metis-M variant against Ukrainian armor.
9M113 KonkursSACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missileThe 9M113 Konkurs, NATO reporting name AT-5 Spandrel, is a Soviet wire-guided anti-tank guided missile family built for infantry launchers and vehicle mounts such as BMP-series vehicles and the BRDM-2-based 9P148. Its SACLOS guidance, 135 mm missile body, and 4 km class engagement range kept it useful after the Cold War, including documented employment in the Russia-Ukraine War by Ukrainian-aligned forces and Russian units.
9M133 KornetLaser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile systemThe 9M133 Kornet is a Russian heavy anti-tank guided missile system using laser beam-riding guidance and tandem HEAT or thermobaric warheads. Developed by KBP as a portable and vehicle-integrated ATGM family, it appears in the Russia-Ukraine War as a Russian-origin system documented with pro-Russian forces and also captured by Ukrainian troops.
BGM-71 TOWHeavy anti-tank guided missileThe BGM-71 TOW is a U.S. heavy anti-tank guided missile built around tube launch, optical tracking, and command guidance through a wire or later radio-frequency link. Developed by Hughes and now produced and upgraded by Raytheon, it can be fired from dismounted launchers, HMMWVs, Bradley and Stryker vehicles, light armored vehicles, and helicopters, giving infantry and vehicle crews a long-range precision anti-armor weapon. In the Russia-Ukraine War, U.S. security assistance packages sent TOW missiles to Ukraine as part of the anti-armor mix used to offset Russian armored forces.Sources
Anti-Tank Mine TM-62MPublisher: Armatec | Note: Provides TM-62M technical data including charge weight, dimensions, pressure range, and emplacement methods. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russian Landmine, AT, TM-62MPublisher: Bulletpicker | Note: Summarizes the TM-62 series role as high-explosive anti-tank mines and lists emplacement methods. | Accessed: 2026-06-20TM-62MPublisher: METIS by Fenix Insight | Note: Identifies the TM-62M as a Soviet-era, Russian Federation metal-cased anti-tank blast mine and lists USSR/Russian Federation manufacture. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Background Briefing on Landmine Use in UkrainePublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use source identifying TM-62M and TM-62P3 anti-vehicle mines and stating that both Russian and Ukrainian forces used anti-vehicle mines. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Clearing the Mines 2023: UkrainePublisher: Mine Action Review | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use by stating that both Russian and Ukrainian forces used anti-vehicle mines, mostly manually or mechanically emplaced TM-62-series mines, after February 2022. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File: TM-62M.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image of a TM-62M from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, licensed CC BY 4.0 on Wikimedia Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File: TM-62P3.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image of a TM-62P3 from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, licensed CC BY 4.0 on Wikimedia Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File: TM-62M Mines at a Checkpoint in Zaporizhzhia OblastPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Gallery image of TM-62M mines at a checkpoint in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 by the uploader. | Accessed: 2026-06-20