Russian-produced rocket launcher, ammunition found in ATO zone. PHOTOS

Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine obtained another evidence of Russian involvement in the armed conflict in Ukraine’s east. A Shmel rocket launcher was found on the scene of a clash between the Ukrainian troops and terrorists at the Svitlodarsk salient.

Censor.NET reports citing the SBU press center.

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"The Russian-manufactured weapon was locked and loaded. Shmel rocket launcher has marking 12-91-A, 737 which indicates its Russian origin," the statement reads.

Russian-produced rocket launcher, ammunition found in ATO zone 02

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The special service operatives in conjunction with the members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also found a cache with ammunition in the forest near the village of Syze in the Stanytsia Luhanska district. The law enforcers unveiled four rocket-propelled anti-tank grenades, a 120 mm mortar shell and 48 VOG-17M grenade launcher fragmentation rounds.