US veteran in Ukraine said that he'd pile Russian bodies up like sandbags after taking trenches in scenes that reminded him of World War I

Fri, 06/07/2024 - 06:30

Two Ukrainian servicemen in helmets walk through a trench surrounded by brown earth and damaged trees — Ukrainian servicemen of the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade take their position in a trench at the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine in March 2024.
AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

A US veteran who fought in Ukraine described the intense, close-quarters trench warfare there.
He said that sometimes when they took a trench they would pile Russian bodies outside like sandbags.
Other soldiers said they slept on top of Russian bodies as it was too dangerous to remove them.

A US veteran who fought in Ukraine said that after taking trenches from the Russians, he and his comrades would pile up the bodies of the dead troops outside like sandbags for added defense and to keep the rats out.