Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin says mines can hold troops and tanks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
has puzzled some Western military analysts who have said that heavy losses incurred on the Russian side and the fact that Ukraine has built defensive lines to fall back to nearby mean any Russian victory there, if it happens, would be pyrrhic.
“The cherry on the cake is the system of Soledar and Bakhmut mines, which is actually a network of underground cities. It not only a big group of people at a depth of 80-100 metres, but tanks and infantry fighting vehicles can also move about.” His comments were a reference to vast salt and other mines in the area which contain more than 160km of tunnels and a vast underground room which has hosted football matches and classical music concerts in more peaceful times.
Mr Prigozhin, who is sanctioned in the West, cited other advantages of taking Bakhmut, calling it “a serious logistics centre” with unique defensive fortifications.
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