Russian defense officials are calling the shooting a “terrorist act,” but witnesses have said the gunmen were actually recently drafted troops.
Russian defense officials have been forced to confirm yet another fiasco among troops after several volunteer fighters were mowed down at a training facility in Belgorod on Saturday.
“During a firearms training session with individuals who voluntarily expressed a desire to participate in the special military operation , the terrorists opened fire with small arms on the personnel of the unit,” the defense ministry said in a“As a result of the shooting, 11 people were fatally wounded. Another 15 people with wounds of varying severity were taken to a medical facility,” officials said.
“Twenty two people died in front of me today. It was just crazy [people] mowing their own down on the shooting range. And it’s not clear, if someone just went nuts or if it was some kind of sabotage,” an unnamed witness told theThe source contradicted the defense ministry’s account, saying three men had actually taken part in the shooting. One of them reportedly fled as the two others were shot.The Daily Beast could not immediately verify the witness account.
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