An enlisted man shot and killed fellow soldiers in Kursk region

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11:45, 06.03.2023

One soldier was killed and another wounded.



This was reported by the Russian media outlet ASTRA.

According to Russian journalists, an enlisted soldier in Russia's Kursk Region opened fire on his comrades-in-arms at night and one of them died.

The incident took place in the 37th motorized rifle brigade in the unit 69647 temporarily deployed on the territory of Suzhansky district of Kursk Region.

One of the soldiers, 22-year-old sentry Magomed heard intruders in the area of guard post and shouted: "Stop, look who's coming", but there was no answer. The soldier then opened fire to kill.

As a result of the shooting, 19-year-old conscript from Tatarstan Tamir G. died. Another soldier, 22-year-old Vladislav was hospitalised.

The official authorities have not yet commented on the incident.

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