Нещодавно спеціальний черевик для саперів, розроблений нашими інженерами-ентузіастами, врятував нашому саперу ногу. Боєць обійшовся переломом ноги без втрати кінцівки.
Recently, a special boot for sappers developed by our enthusiastic engineers saved our sapper’s leg. The soldier got away with a broken leg without losing his limb.
More info from an earlier posting about these boots (including how they work in the comments):
https://lemmy.world/post/4256259
Edit: These are Ukrainian manufactured and likely tweaked, however the original design and research came from here:
I believe the lead researcher is from Canada
Edit 2: The original design might be by Gad Shaanan Design, Inc which seems it had/has offices in the US and Canada.
Thank you for your research, I really appreciate it :-)
I imagine them walking around like a dog in shoes, hah. Much better than losing a leg though! Truly A marvelous technology and glad he’s OK.
It probably feels like walking using snow shoes. Not as natural, but definitely better than losing a limb or dying.
Sapper: A military engineer who lays, detects, and disarms mines.
I had no idea.
It’s a pretty largely encompassing term these days. Pretty much any engineer in a combat situation.
Breaching fortifications (the original usage), building bridges, demolitions, etc.
