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Russian saboteurs, disguised as Ukrainian soldiers or civilians, have also strayed beyond the front line to set up booby traps, further blurring the line between civilian areas and the battlefield.

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According to police, often the sites targeted are remote, treacherous even, and reminiscent of an Indiana Jones expedition - minus the booby traps.

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Soldiers on patrol were met with peasant militias and booby traps.

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The corpse however remained in situ due to suspected booby traps and instead, part of a finger was removed and sent to Israel for testing.

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Compared to the blocking booby traps that were once set at all levels of the field, one condensed layer of opponents on a kickoff return seems easy enough to navigate for Derius Davis.

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