Russia military range shooting leaves 11 dead, 15 wounded
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Via: kavika • 2 years ago • 6 commentsBy: President Vladimir Putin (YahooNews)
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MOSCOW (AP) — Two men fired at soldiers on a Russian military firing range near Ukraine on Saturday, killing 11 and wounding 15 before being slain themselves, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place in the Belgorod region in southwestern Russia that borders Ukraine. It said two men from an unnamed former Soviet republic fired on volunteer soldiers during target practice and were killed by return fire.
The ministry called the incident a terrorist attack.
The shooting comes amid a hasty mobilization ordered by President Vladimir Putin to beef up Russian forces in Ukraine — a move that triggered protests and caused hundreds of thousands to flee Russia.
Putin said Friday that over 220,000 reservists already had been called up as part of an effort to recruit 300,000. He promised the mobilization would be wrapped up in two weeks.
The mobilization was troubled from the start, with authorities issuing confusing signals about who should be called up for service in a country where almost all men under age 65 are listed as reservists.
Even though the Russian leader declared that only people who had recently served in the military would be subject to the call-up, activists and rights groups reported military conscription offices rounding up people without any army experience — some of whom were also unfit for service for medical reasons.
Some of the freshly called-up reservists posted videos of themselves being forced to sleep on the floor or even outside and given rusty weapons before being sent to the front lines.
Russian media reports said some of those who were mobilized were sent to combat without receiving proper training and were quickly killed.
Authorities have acknowledged the mobilization was often poorly organized and promised to improve the situation.
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A later report said the two men were from the Central Asia country of Tajikistan.
With all the unexplained explosions in Russia, the disastrous mobilization with tens of thousands leaving Russia the numerous defeats on the battlefield, the firebombing of draft centers the killing of numerous Russian puppet leaders in Ukraine cities by Partisans the war for Russia is a complete disaster.
Also, it seems that Russia has lost control of the Central Asia countries which are in some cases openly defying Putin.
now seems to be the opportune time for all the 'stans to break away from russia and go independent...
They seem to be headed that way and Russia cannot send in its army to quell any conflicts. Armenia has asked for help since they have a border shooting conflict with another country and Russia has totally ignored them. I believe that all of the stans have said that the Russians that have escaped to their country will not be sent back to Russia and are welcome to stay in their country.
I believe it was Uzbekistan that has taken in around 100,000 Russians fleeing the country and has told Russia that they will not be sent back to Russia.
The revolution has begun ?
Let's hope so.
Add to all of the problems Russia is having in Ukraine and in Russia we now have another high ranking offical found dead.
Putin's Ukraine Mobilisation Incharge Roman Malyk Found Dead Under 'Suspicious' Circumstances