24 thousand mines will be returned to the manufacturer due to abnormal operation - German Smetanin
Kyiv • UNN
From a batch of 54 thousand 120-mm mines, about 24 thousand are subject to return due to abnormal wear of components. The Ministry of Defense withdraws defective ammunition, and the manufacturer replaces them with high-quality samples.
From the batch of 54 thousand 120-mm mines, which were suspected of abnormal operation, about 24 thousand are subject to return. This is less than 1% of the products produced this year. mine manufacturers are currently strengthening quality control at all stages of production. This was announced by the Minister for strategic industries German Smetanin, reports UNN.
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According to Smetanin, in total, Ukrainian defense enterprises have delivered millions of artillery and mortar rounds to the Defense Forces since the beginning of 2024.
At the same time, on November 20 of this year, one of the manufacturing plants received a complaint from the command of the logistics forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about 120-mm mines in accordance with the established procedure. on November 8, The Ministry of Strategic Industry issued an order to conduct an inspection, with the involvement of officials of the Ministry of Strategic Industry, the Ministry of Defense, the manufacturing plant, the Central Research Institute of the armed forces of Ukraine, the SBU.
The Working Group worked during November 11-15 and came to the conclusion that there is indeed an abnormal operation of several components of the product. As a result, some of the shots were of poor quality. To date, out of shipments totaling 54 thousand mines that were suspected of abnormal operation, about 24 thousand mines are subject to return, which is less than 1% of the products produced this year
according to the minister, in accordance with the act of work of the commission, among other things, the following measures are currently being taken::
- a low-quality batch of 120 mm min is being replaced;
- manufacturing plants are strengthening product quality control at all stages of production, starting with the receipt of purchased components.
It is reported that today the Ministry of Defense withdraws products from the specified batch, and the manufacturer replaces them with high-quality samples.
At the same time, all enterprises of the Ukrainian defense industry continue to operate normally: to manufacture and supply high-quality weapons and military equipment to the Defense Forces. The situation around low-quality mines has also become an additional incentive for all manufacturers to be more careful about quality control of their products at all stages of production
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The Ministry of defense of Ukraine reported that the causes of abnormal operation of 120-mm mines are being investigated by an interdepartmental Commission. Now the use of ammunition has been suspended, and the defective batch of Mines has been seized. According to preliminary results of the investigation, the mines do not work due to possible causes of defects, in particular poor-quality powder charges or violation of storage conditions. On this fact, the state Bureau of Investigation opened criminal proceedings.
Fyodor Venislavsky, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on national security, defense and intelligence, reported that the interdepartmental Commission for the investigation of the abnormal operation of 120-millimeter mines called the main reasons for the incidents a decrease in temperature and high humidity
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Earlier, the media reported that Ukrainian soldiers use defective mortar mines produced by Ukroboronprom. Military personnel at the front complain that the ammunition is of poor quality.
