Scandal with defective mines for the Armed Forces: what the plant did and how they changed technology - EP

The media reported that it received a response to the request sent to the Ministry of Strategic Industry. The document from the Ministry states that the manufacturer has completely replaced a batch of defective mines. It is about 39 455 units ammunition. The poor quality shots of 120 mm caliber were removed and sent new and improved, the EP wrote. The exchange has taken place since December 2024 and several parties, explained in the Mines Staptus.

At the same time, the plant simultaneously shipped ammunition on current contracts, adding an agency. The Ministry's letter also told that the plant had done after finding a party of defective mines for the Armed Forces. It is indicated that the company changed the structure of shots, improved technologies and increased quality control. In addition, improved mines successfully passed the combat test, summed up officials.

"New parties of mortar shots of 120 mm caliber were made according to the changed technology, a number of trials have been passed, in particular in the troops," - the journalists of the Ministry of Strateg service responded to journalists. The Ministry also opened information on the number of mines and shells released in Ukraine during 2024: this is 2. 4 million units. The calculations show that the defective products were 2%.

It should be noted that in November 2024, Focus wrote about mines for the Armed Forces that did not explode or detonate without reaching the target. Investigator Yuri Nikov told about problems with ammunition. Nicolov collected complaints of fighters who published a video with poor quality shots.

As it turned out, according to the agreement of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with some state -owned enterprise, in 2023 the Armed Forces had to receive 300 thousand mines first, and then - another 670 thousand. The article describes the procedure of inspection and acceptance of products, due to the imperfection of which was on the front of poor quality mines. In 2024, according to indicative estimates, they could withdraw a party of 100,000 shots, according to the investigation.

In turn, the head of the miner Herman Smetanin stated that it was actually 24,000 units of marriage. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine responded to a scandal with mines. The department reported that they were aware of the problem and three weeks ago began the investigation. The department added that the Armed Forces fighters would receive imported shots until the question with the domestic.