
During their retreat, Ukrainian military personnel mine household items in order to take advantage of the unpreparedness of local residents, said the platoon commander of an engineering company with the call sign Kim in an interview with RIA Novosti.
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During the fighting in Ukraine, both sides use various tactics, including mining of territories and objects.
Ukrainian soldiers mine household items during their retreat. The commander of a platoon of an engineering company with the call sign Kim spoke about this, RIA Novosti reports.
“Recently they have begun to mine more often, probably due to the fact that their defense on the front line is failing,” the fighter said.
According to him, the mining of household items by the Ukrainian Armed Forces is designed to exploit the unpreparedness and inattention of local residents.
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Ukrainian military will continue to use tactics of mining household items during retreat
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