Assisting Bakhmut’s Ukrainians during World War Tactics

It seems that the “shovels” have become a “deadly and valuable” weapon of the Ukrainian security forces, who are fighting Russian troops for the second year in a row.

Those light tools, which often symbolize hard work, have become an effective means of war.

How so?

The answer is simple: with its help, Ukrainian soldiers dug trenches, reminiscent of the tactics of the First World War.

When soldiers on the fronts run out of advanced weapons, and they cannot move freely under enemy fire, there is nothing left for them, according to the old military logic, how to dig trenches.

And trenches, in which the ground is often highly compacted, are one of the best ways to absorb high explosives.

In addition, it greatly protects the soldiers from artillery, mortar and air attacks, if the blow is not direct, of course.

Therefore, Ukrainian soldiers are switching to trench tactics, especially in the east of the country, specifically in the city of Bakhmut, where there is a real trench war in every sense between Russians and Ukrainians, the Telegraph newspaper reports. .

Russians too

However, the Russians also began to increase their dependence on the trenches in eastern Ukraine. In Bakhmut, described by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the commander of the Wagner group, whose members have been fighting in the city for weeks with a meat grinder, Russian fighters also sat in the trenches from the artillery of the Ukrainian troops.

Recently, ads have even started popping up on Avito, the Russian version of eBay, looking for craftsmen to help build and reinforce trenches in Crimea, with an average pay of 7,000 rubles (£72).

With a pre-war population of around 70,000, Bakhmut has become a symbol of the battle between Russians and Ukrainians for control of the Donbass industrial region due to the length of the ongoing battle around it and the heavy casualties suffered by both sides. In recent months, Russian troops have advanced north and south of the city, cutting off a number of Ukrainian supply lines and taking control of the eastern part of the city.

It is noteworthy that after the First and Second World Wars and other conflicts, “trench warfare” became widespread, and perhaps the most striking example of this is the famous Battle of Stalingrad.