β² 134 βΌ A sapper of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade wearing Ukrainian-made mine-resistant boots. (files.catbox.moe) submitted 2 years ago by Wilshire@lemmy.world to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://t.me/combatfootageua/6149?single
[β] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But what about the rest of the body? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Stuka@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) The mines they are preventing are small, they will destroy your foot if you step on it, but not much else. These boots protect your foot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Stuka@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) The mines they are preventing are small, they will destroy your foot if you step on it, but not much else. These boots protect your foot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
