Russia has accidentally discharged two aerial munitions on two separate occasions in the past week, the UK Defense Intelligence reports. The Ministry of Defense of russia stated that on January 2, 2024 one of their aircraft discharged a munition damaging nine residential properties in Petropavlovka (Voronezh region).
The second incident, on January 8, 2024, occurred with a discharge of a FAB-250 unguided munition over the village of Rubizhne, Lunhansk region, and was confirmed by the head of russian occupation administration in the temporarily occupied Lunhansk. Both instances were during russian combat sorties.
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Previously, on 20 April 2023 a russian Su-34 aircraft also had an “abnormal discharge of aviation ammunition” over Belgorod city in russia. Russia’s continued propensity for munition accidents is likely exacerbated by inadequate training and crew fatigue, leading to poor execution of tactics during missions.
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