The men of Ukraine's 35th Marine Brigade said the retreating Russians have laid land mines everywhere. They gave CBS News a demonstration of how they methodically clear a path just a couple yards wide so troops and equipment can move through the minefield.
— Ukraine says its counteroffensive is making slow but steady progress. The Ministry of Defense in Kyiv says more than 11 square miles of territory has been retaken fromBut that's slower progress than many had expected. The plodding advance is being blamed on the extent to which Russian forces have managed to dig in and bolster their defensive positions — including through the extensive use of landmines.
Aside from the sheer number of the mines left by Russia's forces, there are mines of every size and description. Sapper"Mr. Brown," a callsign, showed us examples — from large anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, to cluster bombs and IED's — that his unit had found and defused. They even booby-trap tank mines with grenades, so if someone lifts up one of the grenades to remove it, it blows up the larger mine.
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