According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, “two citizens” of the former USSR opened fire during an exercise with automatic weapons.
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At least 11 people died on Saturday (October 15th) and 15 others were injured in a shootout on Russian military ground in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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“On October 15, at a training ground in the Western military district, in the Belgorod region, two citizens from a CIS country carried out an attack”announced the ministry, in reference to the Commonwealth of Independent States, an alliance of several former Soviet republics.
“While conducting shooting training with people who had volunteered to take part in the special military operation (in Ukraine), the terrorists opened fire with automatic weapons on the members of the unit “continues the ministry.
“During the shooting, 11 people were fatally injured. Fifteen others received injuries of varying severity and were taken to health facilities where they are receiving the necessary treatment.” According to the ministry, “the two terrorists were killed during a return fire”.
On September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “partial” military mobilization in Russia to send soldiers to fight in Ukraine, after setbacks by the Russian army on the front. In early October, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that more than 200,000 people had been mobilized in Russia since this announcement.