9/25/2023 0 Comments Military tank auctions![]() ![]() ![]() Green, plastic "leaf" mines, also called butterfly or petal mines, litter the area. The soldiers also contend with so-called jumping mines, which launch shrapnel after being stepped on, spraying nearby soldiers with pellets of plastic and metal. Ukrainian Major Maksym Prysyazhnyuk, a demining expert, told the outlet a common "trick for idiots" is being spotted by his teams - they come across anti-personnel mines buried just in front of loaded trip wires, targeting soldiers who might try to disable the wire. Mines left by Russian troops in Ukraine are frequently buried with anti-handling devices that cause the internal explosives to detonate when touched, The New York Times reported. In instances where a mine cannot be removed, specialists will take atypical approaches to detonation, such as using a rope and grappling hook to snare trip wires from a distance. At the same time, fiberglass rods are used instead of metal detectors to find electrically triggered mines, Insider previously reported. Troops can locate boody traps by looking for nearby dead animals who have fallen for the tricks. But the job, while simple in concept, is anything but in practice. Instead, soldiers tasked with demining use long probes and metal detectors to painstakingly tap the earth along booby-trapped fields, identifying mines and clearing a narrow pathway for infantrymen to follow. "You can no longer do anything with just a tank with some armor because the minefield is too deep, and sooner or later, it will stop, and then it will be destroyed by concentrated fire," Ukraine's Commander in Chief General Valery Zaluzhny told The Washington Post. Insider reported dense minefields are forcing Ukrainian troops to abandon their Western tanks and undertake the tedious and life-threatening work of demining fields rigged with explosives across areas as wide as 10 miles. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has showcased the horrific effects of some of the world's latest advancements in wartime technology from air and sea drones to advanced electronic warfare systems - but, according to reports from soldiers on the ground in Ukraine, land mines and booby traps are causing more damage. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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