At least 11 people died on Saturday and 15 others were injured in a shootout on Russian military ground in the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, said the Russian Ministry of Defense, which denounced an “attack “.
“Two citizens from a CIS country committed an attack,” said the Russian Defense Ministry, referring to the Commonwealth of Independent States, an alliance of several former Soviet republics. “During the conduct of 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 .”
“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 care. According to the ministry, “the two terrorists were killed during a return fire”. He did not give more details on the identity of the victims and the perpetrators of the shooting.