Russia discovers hundreds of boobytrapped boot insoles rigged with explosives to blow soldiers’ legs off

Russia has impounded hundreds of boobytrapped boot insoles intended for Vladimir Putin‘s foot soldiers, say the Federal Security Service (FSB).

The ‘heated’ insoles for use in cold weather were rigged with enough explosives to blow off a victim’s limbs, it is alleged.

Russian counterintelligence blames Ukrainian secret services for a ploy to maim up to 504 soldiers.

‘A foreign national born in 1994 has been detained in Russia.,’ said the FSB.

‘He was involved in the smuggling of weapons to Russia from Poland through Belarus, organised by Ukrainian intelligence agencies.’

The power of the concealed explosives in the insole pairs was 1.5 grams in TNT equivalent,’ said the FSB.

‘Detonation occurs when the insoles are connected to a power source and is designed to sever a part of a serviceman’s limb when they are used during combat missions.’

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