Russian army digs deep, obstacle courses reach up to 40 kilometres
The Russian army has set up a deeply echeloned system of engineering barriers in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, consisting of several obstacle courses ranging from 10 to 40 km each.
Source: Oleksii Hromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform news agency
Quote: "Intelligence says the enemy has set up a deeply echeloned system of engineering obstacles in the occupied territories, consisting of several obstacle courses of 10 to 40 km each, and their density is quite high."
Details: Hromov has said that each strip of obstacles includes anti-tank minefields, non-explosive obstacles in the form of anti-tank ditches, concrete pyramids also known as "dragon's teeth", Czech hedgehogs and wire obstacles.
In addition, Russian occupation forces use mines or groups of mines, setting them to be undetectable, as booby traps. Special engineering equipment is used to overcome such obstacles.
Quote: "Indeed, in the course of performing missions, this equipment takes damage or breaks. In this regard, and in order to further enhance the capabilities of our troops in overcoming enemy minefields, we have agreements with partner countries to continue supplying the necessary amount of engineering equipment, namely demining units and charges, tank bridge builders, equipment for making passages in explosive and non-explosive barriers."
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