A Ukrainian special operations unit is planting anti-tank mines in the Donetsk region to stop Russian troops from advancing.
Unit members on Tuesday, the 14th, used the thick foliage to hide their advance along dirt tracks through the forest.
In holes dug with its shovels, the unit explored the forest trail with Soviet-era TM-62 and German DM22 anti-tank mines to protect its flank from possible Russian attacks.
Day after day, Russia is attacking Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region with relentless artillery and airstrikes, making slow but steady progress to win over its neighbour’s industrial heartland.
With the conflict now in its fourth month, the Battle of Donbass could dictate the course of the war.
If Russia prevails, Ukraine will lose not only land but perhaps most of its most capable military forces, paving the way for Moscow to conquer more territory and dictate its terms to Kiev.
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