The Russian military is running so low on small arms and ammunition that reservists reported facing down Ukrainian defenders while armed with little more than entrenching tools, according to Western ...

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.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWWS) 272 use an entrenching tool while conducting expeditionary airfield maintenance training near Dateland, Ariz., March 21, 2018. (Marine Corps/Lance Cpl.

At the Museum of Veterans in Vilonia, there are many varieties of entrenching tools (E-Tool). Some appear to have a slight layer of dirt on the rim from being used. One can only wonder the source of ...