KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has increased production of mortar shells from zero before Russia's invasion to millions per year now, but a global explosives shortage is constraining the push to ramp up the ...

A 280-year-old unexploded mortar shell has been discovered at the site of the Battle of Culloden. Archaeologists from the National Trust for Scotland - ahead of the 280th anniversary of the final ...

The unexploded shell was leaking, causing Kurdish fighters to get sick. A French ordinance technician said the chemical was probably chlorine, but more tests were needed to confirm this, says the New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An old mortar shell is laid on the curb of a street in Key West Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Construction crews dug up the piece of ...

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According to the police, a few local people saw the shell partially embedded in the Damodar River bank in Sonamukhi area of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a mortar shell from the bloodiest battle in Scotland's history — a shell that never detonated. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) announced in mid-April that its ...

"Mortar shells mark their path through the air with a smoke trail from the lit fuse, helping the government artillery officers to know how to adjust the length of the fuse to ensure maximum damage.