TV host Volodymyr Solovyov, who is considered a favorite propagandist of Russian President Vladimir Putin, wanted to demonstrate how good and durable the bulletproof vests he says Russian recruits get are, and tested one on the range. Although he claims that the bulletproof vests that Moscow issues to mobilized Russians are durable, it seems that the pro-Kremlin journalist did not have the courage to test the vest on his own skin and instead used a mannequin.
Earlier this week, Volodymyr Solovyov donned a military helmet to show Russian recruits just how good the gear they’re getting is.
The Russian propagandist also praised the bulletproof vests received by Russian mobilisers and promised to personally test one on the range after a series of praises during his show.
“They say the patches on the body armor are not the same. They say it’s all wrong. This is a bulletproof vest,” the propagandist points to the one brought to him on the table.
Said and done. According to a recording shared by BBC journalist Francis Scarr, Soloviev was at the test site. It fired from a distance of 5 meters with cartridges of 5.45 mm caliber, which is the NATO standard.
As promised, Volodymyr Solovyov took his body armor, which he said is issued to mobilized troops, to the shooting range to test it against 5.45 caliber cartridges.
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— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) November 16, 2022
“I specifically filmed there”
“I shot especially in the side zones, because the armor is weaker there,” Solovyov said.
Noticing that some bullets ricocheted, Solovyov went to check the condition of the body armor, concluding that the ballistic plate had withstood 5.45 mm cartridges.
“That’s good news,” says Solovyov, who seems to be breathing a sigh of relief after the mannequin experiment.
Solovyov showed the camera a ballistic plate that he removed from a tested bulletproof vest, which shows holes on the outside and side.
“Excellent bulletproof vest!” Putin’s favorite propagandist exclaimed at the end of the experiment.
Propagandist Volodymyr Solovyov was released from mobilization on Putin’s orders in September after the Russian Defense Ministry decided not to send Russian media outlets that promote the Kremlin’s official narrative about the war in Ukraine to the front, Insider reported.
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