Ukrainian soldier, from the 24th separate mechanized brigade, named after King Danylo, uses periscope in the front line positions near New York, Donbass, Ukraine on August 08, 2023.
Ukrainian soldier, from the 24th separate mechanized brigade, named after King Danylo, uses periscope in the front line positions near New York, Donbass, Ukraine on August 08, 2023.
  • Photos and videos show rat-infested Russian trenches along the front line.
  • Rats have long infested trenches in war and can spread diseases to troops, as they famously did in World War I.
  • Russian troops are experiencing other degrading war-time conditions as Ukraine's winter approaches.

New footage apparently from inside Russian trenches show hoards of rats and mice, the latest sign of increasingly disgusting and degrading warttime conditions for troops on the battlefield.