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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jamie Barwick

Russian troops blown up by their own ammunition made in the 1950s, reports claim

Vladimir Putin has been left red-faced after Russian soldiers reportedly blew themselves up trying to place anti-tank mines from the 1950s.

Ukraine ’s ministry of defence has openly mocked Russia ’s forces after dated ammunition was spotted in a military convoy arriving in the occupied Kherson region.

A Canadian volunteer, who is currently fighting alongside Ukraine in Kherson shared the update on Twitter. He wrote: “In the Kherson region, the Russians are reinforcing their positions with anti-personnel and anti-tank mines that were made in the 1950s. As a result, several cases have been reported of Russian sappers blowing themselves up trying to place said mines.”

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