Burnt anti-tank shells
Burnt anti-tank shells from the Soviet RPG-7 grenade launcher lie on abandoned Russian positions in April 2022 in Sosnivka Village, Kyiv region, Ukraine.
  • Russian soldiers died after lighting a fire beside a pile of ammunition, per Russian outlet 161.ru.
  • An RPG-7 grenade launcher shell rolled into the fire and exploded, killing at least 12, it said.
  • The marines lit the fire on their lunch break. Russia is now investigating, per the report.

At least 12 Russian marines were killed when an RPG shell rolled into the fire they had lit beside a pile of ammunition, a source told Russian news outlet 161.ru.

Three sources in Russia's military, law enforcement, and investigative agencies told the outlet about the incident, it said.