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Russia’s strongholds in the east and south have been densely mined with antitank and antipersonnel mines and trip wires in areas from three to 10 miles deep.
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Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
Areas between 3 and 10 miles deep in front of the Russians’ main strongholds have been densely mined with antitank and antipersonnel mines and trip wires.
—Isabelle Khurshudyan and Kamila Hrabchuk, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
Russia also uses mines triggered by slender, yellow-colored trip wires that stretch out a dozen or so yards — any of which, when disturbed, can set off an explosion and a spray of shrapnel.
—Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone whose attempts at cord-cutting have proven full of trip wires.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
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Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
Areas between 3 and 10 miles deep in front of the Russians’ main strongholds have been densely mined with antitank and antipersonnel mines and trip wires.
—Isabelle Khurshudyan and Kamila Hrabchuk, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
Russia also uses mines triggered by slender, yellow-colored trip wires that stretch out a dozen or so yards — any of which, when disturbed, can set off an explosion and a spray of shrapnel.
—Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone whose attempts at cord-cutting have proven full of trip wires.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
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“Trip wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip%20wire. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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