Ukrainian Troops Rig Water Bottles as Traps in Zaporizhzhia
Retreating Ukrainian Forces Use Explosive Traps Disguised as Water
Ukrainian Troops Rig Water Bottles as Traps in Zaporizhzhia
In Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian troops booby-trapped water bottles with explosives, aiming to deceive Russian assault units. Sappers uncovered the traps before anyone was harmed.
2025-09-19T06:43:31+03:00
2025-09-19T06:43:31+03:00
2025-09-19T06:43:31+03:00
In the Zaporizhzhia region, retreating Ukrainian forces have been resorting to deceptive and dangerous tricks. According to the commander of a demining unit from the engineering regiment of Russia’s 58th Army, known by the call sign «Vozhaty," Ukrainian troops have been rigging bottles of water with explosives, turning them into deadly traps for advancing assault units.
He explained that such bottles were placed on booby traps, under which lay either an improvised explosive device or a fragmentation charge. Exhausted soldiers, he noted, could easily mistake them for supplies abandoned during a hasty withdrawal.
The commander added that his unit had already encountered these situations. In one case, sappers discovered rigged containers in time, preventing casualties. No soldiers were injured.
Retreating Ukrainian Forces Use Explosive Traps Disguised as Water
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John Baker, Editor
09:43 19-09-2025
In Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian troops booby-trapped water bottles with explosives, aiming to deceive Russian assault units. Sappers uncovered the traps before anyone was harmed.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, retreating Ukrainian forces have been resorting to deceptive and dangerous tricks. According to the commander of a demining unit from the engineering regiment of Russia’s 58th Army, known by the call sign «Vozhaty," Ukrainian troops have been rigging bottles of water with explosives, turning them into deadly traps for advancing assault units.
He explained that such bottles were placed on booby traps, under which lay either an improvised explosive device or a fragmentation charge. Exhausted soldiers, he noted, could easily mistake them for supplies abandoned during a hasty withdrawal.
The commander added that his unit had already encountered these situations. In one case, sappers discovered rigged containers in time, preventing casualties. No soldiers were injured.
