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The paratroopers had a blast...
The celebration of the Airborne Forces Day is traditionally one of the days on which the police take increased security measures. Nor was 2005 an exception. In several Russian cities, Airborne Forces Day was "traditionally" marked by fights between drunken paratroopers and natives of the Caucasus.
Moscow . The largest incident was recorded at the Petrovsky-Razumovsky market. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, four ex-paratroopers, to whom help soon arrived, started a brawl with a group of Caucasians. The police detained about forty people. At least two people were injured - a man and a woman were stabbed.
Ufa . A serious fight broke out between drunken paratroopers and Azerbaijani fruit sellers on the territory of the city's Central Market. The fight was reportedly stopped by police officers who arrived promptly. The instigators of the brawl were taken to the police.
Saratov. About 30 drunken paratroopers started a fight with the natives of the Caucasus on Kirov Avenue. Arriving at the scene, a police squad, numerically superior to the instigators of the fight, stopped the brawl. According to eyewitnesses, as a result of this incident, one Azerbaijani was seriously injured, who received a head bruise.
Sources
- The celebration of the anniversary of the Airborne Forces for the Bashkir paratroopers ended in the police // IA REGNUM. 2005. August 2.
- About 30 paratroopers did not find understanding with representatives of "Caucasian nationality" // SaratovBusinessConsulting. 2005. August 2.
- Shcheglova Ekaterina, Danilkin Alexander. Striped holiday: Yesterday, the Day of the Airborne Troops was violently celebrated in the capital // Labor. 2005. August 3.