Russia seizes 'booby trapped boot insoles' aimed to explode Russian soldiers
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'Ukrainian services'
SUMMARY

Russia's Federal Security Service seized hundreds of explosive-laden “heated” boot insoles intended for Russian soldiers in cold-weather combat zones.

The insoles were rigged with explosives equivalent to 1.5 grams of TNT per pair.

Detonation occurs when the devices connect to a power source and is designed to sever a serviceman’s limb during combat missions.

The FSB says the sabotage plot was organized by Ukrainian intelligence agencies to maim up to 504 soldiers.

The booby-trapped insoles were smuggled from Poland through Belarus and disguised as humanitarian aid shipments for troops in the special military operation zone.

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