The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has obtained new evidence of militants from the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics possessing weaponry and armor protection manufactured by Russia, the press service of the SBU reported on June 23.
According to the report, the SBU obtained a “Shmel” [Bumblebee] man-portable rocket launcher classified as a flamethrower and made in 2008 near the town of Oktiabr (Donetsk region). This weapon is only used by the Russian military.
Near Stanytsia Luhanska, at the site of a militant shell attack on Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) forces, SBU agents found and confiscated empty shells from two “RSG-2” assault rocket launchers made in 2006 and 2011. Again, these weapons are only used by the Russian military.
The SBU also found a bulletproof vest commonly used by Russian soldiers which is made by a factory in Moscow.
