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Fatal accident at Russian tank shooting

2017-09-08 By Anders Puck Nielsen Leave a Comment

One military engineer is dead and five are wounded at a tank shooting in Leningrad Oblast, reports RIA Novosti citing an official message from the military. Apparently the accident occurred as a tank shell changed trajectory after hitting the ground and exploded near a shelter where the engineers were located.

Now, this is a strange explanation. Ricocheting is normal behavior for shells, and danger zones are defined to prevent accidents. Either the shot was fired in a wrong direction, or the engineers were well within the closed area. Regardless, it sounds like poor safety procedures.

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Anders Puck Nielsen is the editor of Romeo Squared. He is a military analyst at the Center for Maritime Operations at the Royal Danish Defense College.

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