Bulgarian OG-7 Anti-Personnel Grenades spotted in Ukraine

A user on Twitter spotted OG-7 rounds in what he claimed was Bakhmut. You can tell it’s the improved Bulgarian model by the orange tip.

This is the first time I’ve see OG-7 rounds in Ukraine - the first time I’ve really ever seen them used, although I’ve heard Afghan veterans mention them.

The typical RPG-7 warhead is wide and fat because it is an anti tank round.

By Michal Maňas - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4409431

That big fat, bulbus nose on the RPG-7 Anti-tank warhead is needed to allow the shape charge warhead jet to form.

https://i.redd.it/ev9v6rcipx621.gif

But the OG-7 was designed from the jump to be an anti-personal weapon. with a point detonation fuse.

https://cat-uxo.com/explosive-hazards/grenades/40mm-ogi-7ma-projected-grenade

And an anti-personnel explosive charge.

https://cat-uxo.com/explosive-hazards/grenades/40mm-og-7vmz-projected-grenade

What’s interesting is the Bulgaria has refused to send weapons to Ukraine until relatively recently, and even then only “Light Weapons” back in December.

So this Bulgarian OG-7 might be part of the delivery.

You can read more about it on CAT-UXO.