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The MPL-50 entrenching tool used for hand-to-hand combat has been used by generations of Russian soldiers for more than 150 years. Primary Menu Sections US News ...

Russian soldiers were told to fight with only "firearms and shovels," the Ministry of Defence said; The shovels are believed to be the MPL-50 entrenching tool, designed in1869, said the UK ministry.