Ukraine video shows Kyiv’s tanks roll through Russia’s $100-million barrier

https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-tanks-belgorod-dragons-teeth-2057807

by newsweek

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  1. By Isabel van Brugen – News Reporter:

    A video released by Ukraine shows its military’s tanks effortlessly rolling through Russia’s anti-tank concrete pyramids, known as “dragon’s teeth,” estimated to have cost Moscow roughly $100 million.

    The footage appears to show Ukrainian military’s armored vehicles driving through the defensive structures in Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, and has been subject to frequent attacks throughout the war.

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  2. Dragons teeth don’t really work very well unless you have supporting troops and fire cover (and mines). They’re meant to slow down advancing tanks/vehicles, with some designed to force a vehicle to climb over and possibly expose the softer underside.

    The video also shows that a narrow trackway has been cleared through the obstacles, but this creates a choke point, impeding traffic and creating a target rich environment by forcing all vehicles through the choke point. If a lot of drones happened to be there this would be a very dangerous place

  3. $10 million in labor. $10 million in concrete and $80 million in vodka

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