MOSCOW, Oct 16 (NNN-RIA) — Two gunmen killed 11 people and injured 15 others in an attack at a Russian military training ground on Saturday.
During a firearms training session in the Belgorod region of Russia which borders Ukraine, two men opened fire on a group who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine, state-owned news agency Ria reported.
The attackers, who were from a former Soviet republic, were shot dead, the Russian defence ministry said.
“During a firearms training session with individuals who voluntarily expressed a desire to participate in the special military operation [against Ukraine], the terrorists opened fire with small arms on the personnel of the unit,” a defence ministry statement said.
“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,” it said.
Last month Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a mobilisation of 300,000 Russians who had previously done compulsory military service.
The order sparked protests across Russia, and a surge of people attempting to leave the country.
Soon after the mobilisation was announced, a military recruiter was shot at an enlistment office in Siberia.
Last week, Putin announced that over 200,000 people had already been mobilised, and he saw no need for additional mobilisation. — NNN-RIA
