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Newly mobilized troops open fire at training ground in Russia's Belgorod region, killing 1, injuring 15 - Russian media 

16 October, 2022 Sunday
15:06

Two conscripts at a training ground in Soloty, Valuysky district, Belgorod region in Russia have opened fire on other newly mobilized troops during military training. The incident took place on Saturday, October 15.

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Russian state and non-state media report.

"11 people were killed, another 15 were injured and taken to hospitals due to the NP in Belgorod region. Newly mobilized opened fire at the training ground during a fire training exercise with volunteers, Russian Ministry of Defense reported" - TASS notes in this regard.

The main military department of the aggressor country calls those who carried out the shooting "terrorists".

"Two terrorists were killed during a terrorist attack at a training ground in the Belgorod region" - TASS adds with reference to Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian state agency "Interfax" also reports on the destruction of "two terrorists" by fire in response.

At the same time, the BAZA (Russian Federation) TG information channel was the first to report on this incident.

This resource calls "two citizens of one of the CIS countries" mobilized into the ranks of Russian army as the main figures of the event.

According to SOTA, which is also an information Telegram channel, but positions itself as a media independent from Kremlin, there were allegedly three shooters and one of them managed to escape.

In other sources, the country of origin of the "terrorists" is called Tajikistan, and it is stated that the conflict with other mobilized people there occurred "on religious grounds." The fire, as stated, came from automatic weapons and machine guns.

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