'Hedgehogs' v tanks, as Kyiv braces for Russian onslaught

Anti-tank constructions are seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KYIV (Reuters) - As Russian troops closed in on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Thursday, a muddy construction site in a local neighbourhood was teeming with workers and welders of the KAN real estate developer.

Instead of homes and offices, they were making giant, metal anti-tank barricades known as "hedgehogs", and smaller spiked barriers aimed at stopping wheeled vehicles.