Ukraine Builds Fire Sac Kill Zones—Russian Bikers Keep Riding To Their Death Anyway
Ukraine studied 'The Russian Way of War'—Russia apparently didn't
The Russian motorcycle trooper was enjoying good fortune, it seemed. Riding fast along a well-traveled track threading across the no-man’s-land somewhere along the 1,100-km front line of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, the bike soldier maneuvered toward a gap in a deep anti-tank trench the Ukrainians had prepared for just this scenario.
The flat gap, a kind of earthen bridge, was a veritable door for attacking Russian vehicles. Apparently.
It was, in fact, a trap. And not the first one Ukrainian troops have sprung along the Russians’ preferred routes as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds into its 43rd month.
Incredibly, the Russian wasn’t deterred by the nearby hulks of numerous destroyed armored vehicles. It’s possible one alternative—trying to jump the trench—scared him more than the prospect of motoring across a possible kill zone.
The tactical failures reveal a broader pattern intelligence analysts are tracking: Russian forces’ inability to adapt even basic procedures despite mounting evidence of Ukrainian countermeasures.
Recall what happened when, back in May, a different Russian bike soldier raced in broad daylight across the no-man’s-land, miraculously avoiding mines, artillery, and drones.
That biker’s luck held until he neared a long Ukrainian anti-tank trench—one without a convenient crossing. Apparently confident in his bike-handling, the rider accelerated up the loose dirt piled up on the edge of the trench, clearly aiming to jump.
He fell short—and died, or was badly injured, in the resulting crash at the bottom of the trench.
Apparently preferring to cross a trench rather than jump it, the Russian motorcyclist in the more recent incident rode right into the Ukrainians’ trap. As a Ukrainian drone observed, the trooper sped over a mine—and exploded in a towering fireball.
Incredibly, the Russian survived—at least for a little while. He could be seen moving amid the wreckage of his wrecked motorcycle.
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