The Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed mines that fail to detonate. The Rada has revealed the reasons behind this defect.

Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters reported issues with 120 mm caliber mines that failed to reach their targets and did not detonate. On November 26, in a comment to "Suspilne," member of the Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Fyodor Venislavsky, explained the reasons behind this.

The parliamentarian confirmed that there had been instances of malfunctioning mines supplied by manufacturers. An interdepartmental commission was established, comprising representatives from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Strategic Industries, and the defense sector. The commission investigated the causes of the mines' failure to detonate and submitted a relevant report.

"I cannot disclose the details, but it has been generally determined that the main causes are low temperatures and high humidity. In dry weather conditions, these mines showed no issues," Venislavsky conveyed.

He assured that all mines from the batch have been recalled to the factory, and the manufacturer will soon supply replacements. The shells will undergo "thorough additional inspections." The MP declined to specify the number of "problematic" mines, but indicated that it concerns an entire batch.

"To say that the factory manufactured them incorrectly is a serious accusation; let law enforcement handle that," he noted.

Venislavsky emphasized that there are no systemic problems with the ammunition. He explained that several factors are related to the conditions of production and storage. According to him, in the future, there will be more stringent quality checks of the mines, along with their production, storage, and usage conditions.

The MP clarified that the first incidents with defective mines occurred in November.

In one of the brigades fighting in the Pokrovsky direction, journalists confirmed information about the malfunctions in November and noted that all cases involved mines from a single batch. An unnamed official from the Ministry of Defense reported that the manufacturer had supplied hundreds of thousands of shells, and issues arose only with one batch.

Recall that servicemen complained about mines that disintegrate in their hands, miss targets, fail to launch from the mortar, and do not explode. Investigator Yuri Nikolov discovered that a batch of 100,000 shells had been recalled, and the defenders will have to wait two to three months for new supplies.

On November 26, the Ministry of Defense announced that they have been conducting an investigation for three weeks and promised to punish those responsible. The ministry suggested that the issues with the mines could be due to low-quality propellant charges or violations in storage conditions.