Russian TV propaganda shoot turns disastrous with mine explosion
The crew of Russian public television visited a training ground to shoot a propaganda piece about Russian technological advancements. During the presentation of anti-personnel mines, one of them exploded. Both the sapper and the cameraman were seriously injured while filming the incident. The Russians inadvertently produced an authentic piece, almost as if from the front line.
Russian propaganda frequently delivers sensational news about the war in Ukraine, depicting our Eastern neighbours as Nazis. The Russian army is portrayed not as an aggressor but as a liberator, initially conducting a "special military operation," which has now escalated into a war.
One of the Kremlin's most prominent propaganda mouthpieces is public television. On the Rossiya 1 channel, sensational news and fabrications about Europe and the war in Ukraine are broadcast daily.
The program crew on this channel was invited to a military training ground in Shebekino, a town in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine. During a presentation on new weaponry, an accident occurred. While showcasing a Russian anti-personnel mine, an uncontrolled explosion took place. Both the sapper and the cameraman were seriously injured.
In the video available on platform X, the presentation of the Russian POW-3 mine can be seen. At a particular moment, the weapon exploded in the hands of the person holding it. As a result of the explosion, both the cameraman filming the event and the instructor or soldier holding the anti-personnel mine were injured.
A Rossiya 1 station employee described the situation. The footage was shot by the cameraman Yarislav Borisov. He was standing in front and, together with the sapper, took the brunt of the injuries related to the explosion. On the damaged neck, abdomen, arm, and leg. He was given assistance on-site.
It is not known how seriously both men were injured. In the video, one of the men can be seen bleeding profusely from the neck, chest, and abdomen. No one at the training ground was prepared for such an accident. The man was being "bandaged" using silver adhesive tape or "duct tape."
