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2026-03-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia discovers hundreds of boobytrapped boot insoles rigged with explosives to blow soldiers' legs off

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1 well.. it worked for pagers...

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2 Ayatollah headgear next?

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3 intended for Vladimir Putin's foot soldiers

One of the ways you can tell when the Daily Mail is really leaning into a story is the appearance of the phrase "Putin's *whatever", in this case Putin's foot soldiers. Not the infantry of the Russian Army or the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, these are Putin's own personal minions.

Posted by SteveS 2026-03-25 16:03|| 2026-03-25 16:03|| Front Page Top

4 4th Grade Recess:
If there are booby traps, are there booty traps?

Today:

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