Wilshire@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoA sapper of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade wearing Ukrainian-made mine-resistant boots.files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1134arrow-down1imageA sapper of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade wearing Ukrainian-made mine-resistant boots.files.catbox.moeWilshire@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoThat’s honestly kind of horrific. Like I was expecting mines to be like something they step on and BOOM lights out. This sounds more like “boom” now you bleed out in agony as your foot is torn into small chunks
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoYep. Maiming-size mines are smaller and cheaper, and a wounded soldier that requires evacuation and treatment is actually more of a burden to a force than a dead one.
That’s honestly kind of horrific. Like I was expecting mines to be like something they step on and BOOM lights out.
This sounds more like “boom” now you bleed out in agony as your foot is torn into small chunks
Yep. Maiming-size mines are smaller and cheaper, and a wounded soldier that requires evacuation and treatment is actually more of a burden to a force than a dead one.