At the beginning of the war, the social networks of the soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces very often reported about such cases.
Such scenes had to be observed when “cleaning” the residential areas, which the occupiers had seized and then left, giving the Ukrainians a counterattack.
In the specific video, however, the situation is slightly different – in a bombed-out house, explosive traps are placed under a pile of abandoned anti-tank mines.
As is known, such mines can be detonated only with a weight of about 180 kg, so soldiers are used to carelessly packing and moving them by hand in combat conditions.
“My hands are shaking a little…”
The author of the video did not allow himself to be fooled and acted wisely.
Upon entering the room, an ordinary fragmentation grenade has been found under one of the anti-tank mines, the ring of which has been torn out, but the safety lever of which has been pressed, placing the said anti-tank mine on top.
The soldier shown in the material decided not only to break this trap, but also to film the process with a cool mind, explaining how it is done.
The man explains that he will take off his helmet this time for convenience.
The soldier then uses a self-made metal eyelet to slide it over the top of the grenade and thus depress the safety lever, regardless of the mine placed.
He then carefully inserts a straightened wire (probably the grenade ring itself) into the grenade, where the grenade arm would normally be blocked by the ring.
“My hands are shaking a little […] The main thing in doing this is not to be afraid,” the soldier adds in the video.
He then pulls a grenade out from under the mine, saying, “Well, by God’s help!”
Realizing that the danger has been averted, the soldier, holding a grenade, adds: “Stupid man, I won!”
That’s not the end of it. The soldier adds that similar devices could be located elsewhere in the building.
