Mines Everywhere : Ukraine s Offensive Is Proving a Hard Slog – WSJ

Ukraine s ambitious offensive to take back Russian-occupied land is proving to be a hard slog against dense minefields, well-prepared defenses and Russia s superior air power.

After the first probing attacks yielded mixed results, Ukrainian forces have mostly paused their assaults in recent days as commanders draw lessons from the past two weeks and try to figure out how to punch through Russian lines without taking huge losses.

via www.wsj.com

This is starting to look like a nightmare combination of WW1 and the 21st century.