The death of a soldier on August 7 in the training center Desna in the opinion of the military prosecutor’s office turned out to be a suicide
This was reported by the press service of the department .
“During the pre-trial investigation, the site of the incident was inspected (a section of the terrain on the territory of the united armament depots of the military unit), during which circumstances were established that indicate the possible suicide of the deceased soldier, namely the shooting himself personally of a burst of a machine gun at the head. Such conclusions are drawn from the position of the body of the deceased, the location of the weapon and sleeves (scattering up to 0.5 m), the time required to shoot 16 rounds (namely, 1.5 seconds), as well as the absence of traces of struggle, displacement or dragging of the body and . “, – the report says.
At the same time, during the interrogation of servicemen who served with the deceased and who was directly on guard with him on that tragic day, the investigators found out that the soldier was in a good mood, did not complain about family problems, no hazing measures were applied to him during the military service. Investigators did not find conflicts with the command of the unit or their colleagues.
At the moment, on the proposal of the military prosecutor’s office of the Desniansky garrison of the Central region of Ukraine, a judicial handwriting expert examination has been appointed to establish the authorship of the suicide notes. Also will conduct some more examinations, in particular – forensic and ballistic.