11 killed, 15 wounded in shooting at military training facility in Russia

At least 11 people were killed and 15 wounded on Saturday at a military training ground in the Belgorod region of Russia when two attackers opened fire on a group of volunteers, the Russian Defense 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,” Russian media cited a Defense Ministry statement as saying.

The ministry said two volunteer soldiers fired at other troops at the training ground, described as a Russian military firing range.

The ministry said  that the shooting occurred as volunteers trained to fight in Ukraine. It called the incident a terrorist attack.

According to the statement, the two volunteers who fired on the other soldiers were shot dead by return fire.

The two were nationals from a former Soviet republic, the ministry said, but did not give any other details.

E.M