Complete with relatable background details about the soldiers who died, this article is somewhat coy about the truth of the situation:
The mines being ‘placed’ were for demolishing the structures.
Far be it for me or any of us to gloat over such horror but one wonders whether a celebratory TikTok video was planned, with thumbs-ups, champagne, funny slogans and dancing (for instance)? I can only imagine… but this is not so difficult, given the fairly extensive collection of these that have been memed left right and centre eg wholesale demolition of a University campus as IoF members gurn from a safe distance.