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BYPOL concluded that the following weapons and ammunition were used against the protesters during the demonstrations:
GM-94 grenade launcher made in Tula, Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Its main purpose is to provide fire support for infantry in close-combat conditions, especially in urban environments, as well as use by special police operations to destroy lightly armored vehicles and to create smoke screens and fires.
Various models of the Russian-made PK Kalashnikov machine gun were seen among security forces.
Saiga-12K semiautomatic rifle, manufactured in Russia and similar to the Kalashnikov.
MP-353 pistol for firing rubber bullets that can be dangerous at close range. This is the weapon Karpenkov told security forces to fire in a protester’s face in the recording.
VGM93.200 grenade rounds with a thermobaric charge, which the Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport describes as “designed to counter terrorists and their means of transportation in urban conditions.” These were used in August 2020 in Minsk.
VGM93.400 grenade rounds described by Rosoboronexport as “designed to produce a psychophysical and a flash/bang effect on offenders,” reportedly used in Minsk.
VGM93.600 grenade rounds with strike-stun action designed to physically neutralize protesters, also reportedly used in Minsk.
Various spent cartridges and ammunition found at the scene of protests, including many made in Russia by the firm Izhevsk Techkhrim.
Most of these weapons are meant for military purposes, including the suppression of serious civil strife or terrorist attacks, and are rarely deployed for normal crowd control."
https://isans.org/wp-content//uploads/2021/03/the-use-of-weapons-by-belarusian-law-enforcement-agencies.pdf
https://udf.by/news/main_news/225794-shokirujuschaja-pravda-kak-siloviki-voevali-protiv-bezoruzhnyh-ljudej.html
https://isans.org/analysis/reports/primenenie-pravoohranitelnymi-organami-belarusi-oruzhiya-dlya-razgona-mirnyh-akczij-protesta.html
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BYPOL concluded that the following weapons and ammunition were used against the protesters during the demonstrations:
GM-94 grenade launcher made in Tula, Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Its main purpose is to provide fire support for infantry in close-combat conditions, especially in urban environments, as well as use by special police operations to destroy lightly armored vehicles and to create smoke screens and fires.
Various models of the Russian-made PK Kalashnikov machine gun were seen among security forces.
Saiga-12K semiautomatic rifle, manufactured in Russia and similar to the Kalashnikov.
MP-353 pistol for firing rubber bullets that can be dangerous at close range. This is the weapon Karpenkov told security forces to fire in a protester’s face in the recording.
VGM93.200 grenade rounds with a thermobaric charge, which the Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport describes as “designed to counter terrorists and their means of transportation in urban conditions.” These were used in August 2020 in Minsk.
VGM93.400 grenade rounds described by Rosoboronexport as “designed to produce a psychophysical and a flash/bang effect on offenders,” reportedly used in Minsk.
VGM93.600 grenade rounds with strike-stun action designed to physically neutralize protesters, also reportedly used in Minsk.
Various spent cartridges and ammunition found at the scene of protests, including many made in Russia by the firm Izhevsk Techkhrim.
Most of these weapons are meant for military purposes, including the suppression of serious civil strife or terrorist attacks, and are rarely deployed for normal crowd control."
https://isans.org/wp-content//uploads/2021/03/the-use-of-weapons-by-belarusian-law-enforcement-agencies.pdf
https://udf.by/news/main_news/225794-shokirujuschaja-pravda-kak-siloviki-voevali-protiv-bezoruzhnyh-ljudej.html
https://isans.org/analysis/reports/primenenie-pravoohranitelnymi-organami-belarusi-oruzhiya-dlya-razgona-mirnyh-akczij-protesta.html
