They catch rabbits and "fill up" explosives: the Armed Forces change the carcasses for discharges on the Armed Forces (photo)

The post with the personnel of the Russian soldiers, who demonstrate a "new" type of mine, appeared in the channel on the evening of June 3. The author of the message explained that the Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "fill" the explosives of wildlife carcasses and dismiss them for mines. In a video published in the channel, the Russians shown in detail how a dead gray hare was turned into an explosive device.

The animals were cut off the abdomen and laid the explosives hidden in the viscera. Then they connected the wires and attached the carcass to the hard frame. All work is accompanied by cheerful motifs of the Western stage: the Russian taxidermist demonstrates all the details. Focus does not publish a video for ethical reasons.

The Telegram-channel message does not indicate when the video was shot and at which the depression of the Front of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began to use "mines" of wild animals. It should be noted that Focus wrote about the units of the army of the Russian Federation, which mocked animals from the time of the Russian-Ukrainian war. For example, in the winter of 2025, a video with donkeys in the fighting area appeared on the network.

As it turned out, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used animals for logistics - transportation of ammunition and provision, transportation of live force to the front. The Defense Express portal noted that the Russian army had at least two such units since the beginning of 2022. The purpose of creating such parts is the transportation of military goods in the mountainous area.

Journalist Yuri Butusov said that donkeys appear on records from the Kursk region and were even camouflaged to make them less noticeable on the battlefield. The German military observer Julian Ropke said that the army of the Russian Federation, in addition to the donkeys, also uses horses. The Bild article posted photos of animals for animals, as well as Russian soldiers who, in full combat equipment, sit on horseback and donkey.