The bus didn't slow down at the Ukrainian checkpoint. They activated the mines they'd planted in advance (see pictures - lots of "Warning!Mines!" plaques around". Then they opened fire. And only later they realised what they'd done. Although one can not rule out the possibility that the incident with the bus is a pre-planned provocation like MH17 and the mines weren't activated by accident".
Commentary from a professional demolition expert.
"Being a two-star demolition expert, I'd like to contribute my 2 cents to the bus incident. I'd like to share a bit of history first. After the Soviet military specialists in Vietnam received several test samples of M18A1 (aka "Claymore"), the mines were immediately handed to the Soviet geniuses, and this is how the "MON" (Miny Oskolochnye Napravlennogo deistviya - directional fragmentation mines) family was developed.
There are 4 types of them:
MON-50 - "Claymore, Soviet edition" with improved kill zone (many fragments of the original Claymore went upwards without hitting anyone)
Specifications: 700gr filling weight with 485/540 pellets
MON-90 - Enlarged MON-50 mine without any significant increase in kill capacity
Specifications: 6.1kg filling weight with 2000 pellets
MON-100 - satellite dish shaped, meant for frontal dispersion of pellets against enemy personnel walking along narrow paths
Specifications: 2.0kg filling weight with 485/540 pellets
MON-200 - enlarged version of MON-90 with the same characteristics
We won't consider MON-100/200 due to the specifics of their application.
In this case we're more interested in MON-50/90.
This is its kill zone.
MON-50:
- effective range: up to 58m
- horizontal pellet spread sector: 54 degrees
- maximum effective kill zone width: 54m
- maximum effective kill zone height: 4m
MON-90
- effective range: up to 90m
- horizontal pellet spread sector: 120 degrees
- maximum effective kill zone width: 60m
- maximum effective kill zone height: 7m
The shrapnel used for filling these mines is either chopped up steel rods ("roller bearing" shaped) or steel balls. "Roller bearings" were used in mines more often due to their greater destructive action. Another evidence in favour of the use of "roller bearing" fragments hypothesis is the different size of fragments' entrance holes on the side of the bus.
The mine was detonated either remotely or by means of pulling a tripwire.
Now speaking of the bus:
There are two possibilities:
1) One MON-90 was planted and it was detonated either remotely or the bus pulled the tripwire.
2) Three MON-50 were planted in a classical scheme employed by reconnaissance and sabotage units.
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