Chechen fighters attempting to shell a Russian controlled village suffer through a catastrophic failure with their recoilless rifle which likely resulted in the death or serious injury of two fighters.

For the purpose of context, this video was recorded by Chechen fighters about four years into the Second Chechen War. According to the source, the fighters were shelling a pro-Russian village in 2003, where Russian Soldiers were present with the intent of following up the attack with an assault. Unfortunately, the recoilless rifle they were using suffered a catastrophic failure for unknown reasons, likely seriously wounding or killing the two fighters who were manning the weapon system.

While this could be evidence of Russian forces spiking the Chechen's ammunition, it is just as likely that the group did something wrong to cause the malfunction as older recoilless rifle systems are very prone to failures of this type when there is an obstruction in the launching tube. Either is a possibility in this video, and we'll likely never know the truth of the situation considering this video is now 19 years old.