As Russian troops advance on Ukraine’s capital, antique anti-tank hedgehogs were brought out from a museum exhibit and placed at a roadblock in Kyiv to stop Russian military vehicles. The anti-tank ...
A couple of metal beams. That’s it. The Czech hedgehog is a simple antitank defense that, for Americans, Europeans and Russians alike, evokes images of World War II. Allied soldiers had to navigate ...
Ukrainian locals are engineering an obstacle to protect their cities and towns from Russian tanks. The "steel hedgehogs," also known as "Czech hedgehogs," date back to anti-tank engineering developed ...
In the Ukrainian city of Lviv, furniture maker Tarass Filipchak has been using his metalworking skills to aid in his country’s defense. He is one of dozens of Ukrainians across the country with ...