Combat work of engineer-sapper units of the Airborne Troops

There is no movement of Russian units without engineering reconnaissance. Whether it is a redeployment, a patrol or a humanitarian convoy movement.

While withdrawing, the nationalists were retreating, they mined the roads. Along the roads Russian sappers find many anti-tank mines and land mines every day. The ones that cannot be extracted are destroyed on the spot. This time, anti-tank mines were found on a road where Russian tanks were moving to support the advancing airborne assault units.

Thanks to the fearless, skilful and competent actions of Russian paratroopers, the mines were defused by detonation on the spot. The road for our tanks was open, allowing the units to reach the target area in good time and to support the advancing paratrooper units with fire from the sheltered positions.

UR-77 self-propelled demining system, also known as Zmey Gorynych, carries two powerful charges. Moving out behind the tanks, the system approached the minefield. Bypassing the tank ahead, which was covering the demining unit and controlling the perimeter, UR-77 struck and with a powerful blast made a wide gap in the mine barriers, thus opening the way for the advancing airborne units.