Somebody left an inert training mine next to Russian railroad tracks. People are trying to figure out why anyone bothered:

#Russia: There are reports that “a mine” was found planted on a railway line in one of the villages of rural Bryansk Oblast. pic.twitter.com/yPAz4dklGK

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022

We managed to identify the pictured “mine” - this is in fact a Soviet SZ-6 demolition charge. And most interestingly - it is inert (bottom line says ИНЕРТН); so not dangerous at all. The real one, however, consists of 5.9 kg of TNT. pic.twitter.com/Kb2p6ZBMrY

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022

Apparently, this is either a warning by the Ukrainian saboteurs, or someone’s cruel joke. pic.twitter.com/shXiCBZMPn

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022

This is very unlikely to be a false flag attack, since it couldn’t do any damage even in theory, but it fits UA modus operandi inside Russian territory (Targeting vital infrastructure used by the Military).That said, precisely why an inert charge would be planted is a mystery.

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022

We also believe the charge could be planted by the Russian authorities as a part of counter-terrorism drills in order to check how attentive the rail workers are. But the find was quickly posted online.A high level of terrorist threat is declared in Bryansk Oblast now.

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 25, 2022