A short video clip appeared on social media, showing how the Ukrainian military is holding on to Bakhmut, using military mine equipment to wreak havoc on the Wagner group’s troops.

Ukrainians attack Wagner’s positions in Bakhmut with mine chargesPhoto: Twitter snapshot

The image shows a Soviet demining device or an American equivalent that was provided to the Ukrainians.

“A demining line charge (MCLC or MICLIC) is used, which is essentially a ‘rope’ of explosives pulled by a missile, launched over a minefield to clear a path,” said a post accompanying the image.

However, here the “explosive rope” is dropped on the enemy’s position, and the footage shows that the effect was devastating.

Since the end of the summer, the United States has announced that it is supplying Kiev to Ukraine with “equipment and demining systems”, and in early November the first images appeared, which clearly show the US-made M58. .

Later, other images of the use of the M58 in Ukraine appeared: