'Mr IED': Ilya Starinov the most important person in the history of IEDs?

Somehow found this website: Standing Well Back - IED & EOD Evolutions and the author's explanation cited in part:

The article starts with:

Link: Ilya Starinov - The godfather of modern insurgent IED warfare - Standing Well Back

Now why create a thread here? Yes, there is a good introduction, including his part in the Spanish Civil War. The main focus is on his WW2 sabotage of buildings and especially railways - notably in the Ukraine.

So in Spain:

In the Ukraine, in Kharkov it was buildings:

Then trains:

It might be worth checking this earlier thread on the value of railways: The Influence of Railways on Military Operations in the Russo-German War 1941–1945

 

Thanks to an observant EOD operator for a pointer to Soviet radio mines: Soviet object mines F-10 and their use during the war Yes, it is Russian and laudatory.

Secondly, a comment on 'Mr IED':

Except the cited article in the OP is on a reading list @ Ft. Benning: Fort Benning | Dismounted C-IED Tactics Master Trainer/9E-F59/950-F38