In Veliky Novgorod, the prosecutor asked for three years in a penal colony for those accused of the death of a conscript soldier due to a tank shot

During the debate at the Velikonovgorod Garrison Military Court, the prosecutor requested three years in a penal settlement for two military men in the case of the death of a conscript soldier due to a tank shot, lawyer Dmitry Gerasimov, who collaborates with the human rights organization “Zone of Law,” told Mediazona.

The defense, in turn, asked that the accused be given a suspended sentence. The head of the engineering troops of the 6th combined arms army, Lieutenant Colonel Denis Gorelyshev and the head of the 33rd combined arms artillery range, Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Krivoshein are accused of negligence resulting in the death of a person by negligence (part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code).

According to investigators, in September 2017, at a military training ground in the Leningrad region, during tank firing, the defendants, neglecting safety measures, placed four conscript soldiers in the direct fire sector.

As a result of a shell shot, 20-year-old private Andrei Vittikh died at the scene. Three more soldiers suffered serious harm to their health - penetrating wounds, fractures, limb separation, massive blood loss and severe traumatic shock.

The defendants admitted guilt, apologized to the victims and partially compensated for the moral damage caused.