"Blitzkrieg Tunnel". How does Russia wage an underground war in Ukraine?

Zdjęcie: Podziemne operacje dają Rosjanom nagłe sukcesy, jak ten w obwodzie kurskim. / Google Maps


The war in Ukraine is becoming more and more like conflicts over a 100 years ago. dense trench networks, reinforced bastions and minefields make conventional attack methods fail. Russian troops, trying to break the Ukrainian defence, so reached for an old but effective maneuver – underground tunnels and mines. past knows many specified cases, from medieval sieges to modern conflicts, and Russia seems to mention to them by conducting attacks “from nowhere” on the rear of the opponent. Let's follow up on the Russians' loudest underground operations.