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Sappers of the Russian Western Military District received new bomb suit TASS 82504171.


| 2017
Defense & Security News - Russia
 
Sappers of the Russian Western Military District received new bomb suit
The explosive ordnance disposal troops with a field army of the Western Military District have received protective kits, according to the district’s press office.
     
The explosive ordnance disposal troops with a field army of the Western Military District have received protective kits, according to the district’s press office.
Russian sapper during demining operation in Palmyra (source: Russian MoD)
     
"The separate combat engineer battalion of a field army of the Western Military District, which is stationed in the Voronezh Region, has been fielded with OVT-2 protective kits designed to protect the sappers against the effects of antipersonnel mines and improvised explosive devices," the press office says in a news release. The OVR-2 bomb suit is equipped with special cargo bags, underwear and Vzmakh-3 tactical knifes. Its total weight is about 8 kg.
     
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