Deadly tragedy on the ground near Kiev: fresh details

The cause of death of the military.

The Minister of defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak announced the preliminary cause of death of the military servant during during a training exercise at a military firing range near Kiev.

He stated this at a briefing on Wednesday, August 16.

“The Prosecutor’s office are investigating. According to the information we received on the materials of the preliminary investigation, there is infringement of security measures, including blame those who organized this shooting,” said Stepan Poltorak.

The Minister also noted that the legal assessment of the event will give military Prosecutor’s office.

We will remind, on August 4 on the ground in the Kiev region was carried out tactical exercises with combat shooting. According to prosecutors, at about 11:00, armed forces were fired from 120-mm mortar 2С12 “Sleigh”. Mine has deviated from a pre-defined goal and fell into the trench, where were military personnel. As a result of explosion one person was killed, five were wounded.

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