Ukraine's trench war runs on an easily overlooked weapon: grenades

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A figure wearing camouflage throws a sparking grenade into the air as they stick out from the ground under a blue sky
Soldiers in Ukraine are using grenades in close-quarters trench fighting and dropping them from drones.

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Ukraine showed the UK its classic 'tactically safe' trench-clearing methods don't work in chaotic, booby-trapped trenches

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A figure in camouflage gear and a helmet runs in a shallow, muddy trench with another figure leaning over the side of it in the background and another walking, all under a grey sky
Ukraine's east has become full of trenches, which are key to keeping soldiers in alive in a flat landscape packed with drones and artillery.

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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

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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.

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The UK military is putting a new focus on trench warfare after seeing what's happening in Ukraine

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A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade fires an AK-47 pellet gun from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024.
A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade fires an AK-47 pellet gun from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024.

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