The offensive will be more difficult than the liberation of Ukrainian territories last fall, because the Russians are learning from their mistakes and are better prepared, the newspaper notes.
Ukrainian sappers have been actively clearing mines for weeks ahead of a possible counteroffensive. On Friday, June 2, The Washington Post wrote.
The publication states that thousands of mines have been installed along the front line, which greatly complicates the liberation of the occupied territory.
“Ukrainian troops now have to pass through these lines without informing the Russians, who will notice if heavy equipment enters because the explosions will sound. , – the edition reports.
The newspaper does not write where exactly the active demining of territories takes place. However, he said that sappers for demining use specially modified vehicles based on the famous German Leopard 2 battle tank and the Soviet-designed UR-77 Meteorite vehicle.
Ukrainian sappers explained to the publication that Russia lays mines methodically: a line of anti-tank mines, a line of anti-personnel mines with booby traps, and then another line of anti-tank mines. They also emphasized that finding anti-personnel mines is the most difficult thing.
“Ukrainians need to break through these strongholds in order to regain territory and drive the Russians out. And this, in turn, requires special training and equipment, as well as careful mental scouting to find the weak points of invaders,” the letter reads. WP.
The newspaper suggests that all this is probably the reason why the long-awaited counter-offensive has not yet begun.
The VRU said about five million hectares of agricultural land are still unusable due to mining, contamination by explosive residues or ongoing fighting.
Named the amount needed for the demining of Ukraine
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Source: korrespondent
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