At least 11 people were killed and 15 wounded on October 15 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 in a statement .
“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 noted 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.
It was unclear whether their deaths are included among the 11 confirmed dead. The two were nationals from a former Soviet republic, the ministry said, but did not give any other details.