Twelve elite Russian marines blow themselves up next to live ammunition while cooking on an open fire

Russia lost a dozen elite marines when they were cooking food on an open fire and caused a live ammunition explosion nearby.

Eight other people were injured in the incident, which Vladimir Putin’s regime tried to cover up.

An RPG-7 grenade launcher reportedly caught fire and exploded at the Kuzminsky military training area in the Rostov region bordering Ukraine.

Eight marines from the 155th Separate Guards Marine Brigade based in Vladivostok were killed at the scene.

Four others died in hospital, reports Rostov station News 166. The humiliating tragedy was confirmed by three independent sources.

“About twenty people outside [the marine brigade] They lit a fire next to the ammunition supplies during their lunch. “An RPG-7 grenade launcher caught fire and exploded,” 161.ru quoted a government source as saying.

It was believed the troops would be used in Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.

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All the dead were believed to be marines from the Russian region of Primorye.

Marines of the Primorye region of Russia.

There was no mention of the dead and injured during lunch.

A major criminal case has been initiated on suspicion of a violation of safety regulations.

The commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Viktor Liina (55), reportedly visited the training base to teach the rioters about the mistake.

Neither the Russian Defense Ministry nor the investigative committee commented on the fiasco.

A soldier who witnessed the horror released details, but it has taken since the November 3 incident for the details to be verified.

MailOnline was unable to verify the details of the Russian reports.

Russian soldiers were reportedly killed in February in an explosion caused by men using an oven in Kursk, which also borders Ukraine.

The soldiers poured gasoline into an open fire and caused an explosion, Russian Telegram channel Baza reported.

Russian elite troops of the 155th Separate Guards Marine Brigade, stationed in Vladivostok

In January, a Russian sergeant killed three people and injured 16 after he accidentally detonated a grenade in his student house near an ammunition depot, also causing a large explosion.

A local emergency service source said: “The preliminary cause of the explosion is the careless handling of ammunition.”

Emergency services told Interfax that a sergeant accidentally detonated an RGD-5 anti-personnel grenade in the sleeping area of ​​the building next to the weapons storage room, causing an explosion and fire that spread to 450 square meters.