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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Aleksandar Vasovic

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Hedgehogs v tanks as kyiv braces for russian onslaught - The Untold Story

Anti-tank constructions are seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

As Russian troops closed in on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Thursday, a muddy construction site in a local neighbourhood was teeming with workers and welders of the KAN real estate developer.

Instead of homes and offices, they were making giant, metal anti-tank barricades known as "hedgehogs", and smaller spiked barriers aimed at stopping wheeled vehicles.

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