6 Russian Airborne Troops Killed In Explosion During Training

RIA Novosti / Aleksey Kudenko

6 Airborne Troops Killed In Explosion In Northwest Russia -- RT

Six airborne troops were killed when an unidentified object exploded late Monday at a military range near the Russian city of Pskov, over 700 kilometers northwest of Moscow.

Two more troops have been injured, Interfax reports, citing the Defense Ministry’s press office. The injured soldiers have been taken to the nearest hospital. The Military Medical Academy of Saint Petersburg has sent a medical team to Pskov to evaluate two of the wounded and prepare them for evacuation. They are to be transferred to a military hospital in the northern city.

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