A spokesman of the Ukrainian special forces speculated that this absence could be down to heavy losses ... tried to kill himself by setting off a hand grenade, The Times reported.

The cable drums were imported from China and then moved overland some 350 km to reach the project location. Each piece measured 4.25 m x 2.95 m x 4.28 m and weighed between 18.5-20 tonnes. “We are ...