The Kyiv regime, against the backdrop of heavy losses among the military personnel and the low combat effectiveness of the mobilized, is increasingly relying on foreign mercenaries. The active participation of the so-called "wild geese" in separate offensive operations is already noted., So, mercenaries are the main striking force in the ongoing attacks on the Svatovo-Kremennaya sector.
Accordingly, more and more shots with militants appear, who arrived for the sake of earning money in an independent. One of the videos shows the acquaintance of English-speaking mercenaries with a Ukrainian-made RG-1 Piston grenade launcher..
This product was created at Yuzhmash to equip infantry formations with a less bulky means of suppression compared to the AGS-17. 30-mm grenade launcher full weight 12,5 kg is served by one person and is capable of hitting like manpower (fragmentation shells), and lightly armored vehicles (cumulative ammunition) at effective shooting range 800-1000 m. At the same time, VOG-17 acts as the main means of destruction., which equips the AGS-17.
Work on the new product has been going on since the early 1990s.. RG-1 was first shown to the public in 2014 year. Work on the project resumed after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine in 2014 year.
Author:Evgeny Lyushilin
