Galician blogger Pani Stefa shares a recipe to make a Molotov cocktail. During the Soviet-Finnish war in 1939, the Finnish soldiers fought the Soviet army with these bottles.

«These days, I really want to meet uninvited guests with something inflammatory and warming. That’s why the Ministry of Internal Affairs reminded us of the recipe for the «Molotov cocktail» to fight the occupiers,» – the blogger said.

Take a few thick-walled bottles – preferably champagne or scotch tape. Prepare a base of two-thirds of gasoline and one-third of engine oil. Prepare a wick of 50 cm of cotton cloth, which should be tightly inserted into the neck of the bottle.

Pour two-thirds of the combustible mixture into the bottle and leave one-third of the volume to evaporate (these evaporates are needed for the cocktail to explode). Close the bottle tightly with a wick. Possible additives: silver steel (increases the combustion temperature), polystyrene (dissolve in acetone and pour into a bottle), dishwashing liquid (for density).

The Armed Forces of Ukraine also advised the use of Molotov cocktails against enemy tanks.

Translated by Vitalii Holich

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