"Sensitive topic": Butusov apologized for sharing a video of a soldier with a defective F-1 grenade.

Journalist Yuri Butusov reported on defective F-1 grenades and released a video in which military personnel compare the explosive mixture to "Mivina." On January 28, he apologized for the misinformation.

Butusov publicly apologized to viewers and readers for the publication regarding defective F-1 hand grenades. He clarified that the published excerpt of the order to recall a batch of grenades due to malfunction is genuine. It has not been removed from his Telegram channel.

The video demonstrating the "defective" grenade, according to the journalist, is also authentic. The footage from the front was sent by a real soldier; however, it was deleted from the channel. Butusov suggested that the soldier may not have understood the design of the ammunition and was unfamiliar with its components.

"Of course, the quality of ammunition is a sensitive topic. Sometimes, there are instances when people, military personnel, cannot immediately understand the situation, record video messages, and send them for publication because they receive some combat orders simultaneously, which also indicate the malfunction of certain types of ammunition. The situation definitely requires investigation, and the leadership of the Armed Forces is currently looking into it," he stated.

The journalist added that defective supplies in the army do occur. He promised to pay maximum attention to each such case. At the same time, Butusov assured that he and his team would verify information from the military more thoroughly in the future.

It is worth noting that military-political analyst Alexander Kovalenko suggested that "Mivina" could actually refer to TNT or an insulator. According to him, it is impossible to conclude the functionality or malfunction of the grenade from the video.

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