The scandal with defective mines – the cause of the defect was named – Ukraine

Herman Smetanin assured that all necessary measures have already been taken to correct the situation and prevent similar cases in the future.

The Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Herman Smetanin, said during question time to the government in the Verkhovna Rada that the defect of 120 mm and 82 mm caliber mines, which caused a number of cases of accidental detonation of ammunition, is related to a change in the properties of imported gunpowder.

“Ukrinform” writes about this.

The minister noted that before the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, there was no ammunition production at all. And already this year, the domestic military industry will produce 2.5 million munitions. However, the country still depends on the import of gunpowder. The powder mixture of foreign production was also used to manufacture “problem” batches of mines.

“Spherical powder stamps in use since 1985…