On 25 October 2019, a Russian soldier shot ten of his colleagues, killing eight of them, in Gorny, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.[2][3] The gunman was later identified as 20-year-old Ramil Shamsutdinov.[4]
| Gorny shooting | |
|---|---|
  Gorny Gorny (Russia) | |
| Location | Gorny, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia |
| Coordinates | 51°33′N 113°02′E / 51.550°N 113.033°E |
| Date | October 25, 2019 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon | AK-74 |
| Deaths | 8[1] |
| Injured | 2 (both seriously) |
| Perpetrator | Ramil Shamsutdinov |
| Motive | Response to hazing |
Shooting edit
The shooting occurred at a military base 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of the border with Mongolia. Two of the eight killed were officers and the rest were enlisted men.[5] The shooting took place at 18:20 (UTC+09:00), right after Pvt. Ramil Shamsutdinov had received an AK-74 assault rifle. Shamsutdinov fired 26 rounds of the 30 in the magazine.[6] A Spetsnaz response-team arrived two minutes after the shooting.[7] Shamsutdinov immediately surrendered without any resistance.
Investigation edit
The sole suspect was Pvt. Ramil Salengalovich Shamsutdinov (born 1999), a resident of the Vagay village, Tyumen Oblast, and son of a retired military commander. The Chita military court arrested Ramil Shamsutdinov.[8]
Motive edit
The Russian Ministry of Defence attributed the events to Shamsutdinov suffering a nervous breakdown.[9] However, Shamsutdinov's father alleges that severe, ritualized abuse of new recruits at the hands of officers and older soldiers drove his son to carry out the shooting, saying that his son had told him "I’m sorry father, I couldn’t have done otherwise. Either they’d kill me or I’d kill them," and that Ramil did not regret his “deliberate” actions. Shamsutdinov testified that he faced physical abuse and threats of rape.[10]
Sentencing edit
In January 2021, Shamsutdinov was sentenced to 24½ years in prison. At the time of his sentencing, the Defence ministry had accepted that he was subjected to hazing prior to the shooting. Some victims' families criticized the sentence, arguing that it is too short.[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Russian Soldier Kills 8 Fellow Servicemen in Siberia". Military.com. Military.com. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Bowman, Verity (October 25, 2019). "Russian soldier shoots dead eight comrades at military base". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Russian Soldier Kills 8 In Mass Shooting at Siberian Military Base". Time. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Russian Soldier Kills 8 Fellow Servicemen in Siberia". Military.com. Associated Press. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Russian Soldier Kills 8 In Mass Shooting at Siberian Military Base". Time. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ «Думаю, что его просто довели». Солдат в Забайкалье застрелил восьмерых сослуживцев
- ^ Шамсутдинов после стрельбы в Горном не сопротивлялся при задержании
- ^ "Военный суд арестовал срочника, застрелившего 8 сослуживцев в Забайкалье". www.zmnvest.ru.
- ^ The Moscow Times (2020-08-10). "'They Warned They'll Rape Me': Russian Soldier Stands by Mass Shooting". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ The Moscow Times (2020-08-10). "'They Warned They'll Rape Me': Russian Soldier Stands by Mass Shooting". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Radio Free Europe/Free Liberty (2021-04-22). "Russian Soldier Who Killed Eight After Brutal Hazing Sentenced To Almost 25 Years". Radio Free Europe/Free Liberty. Retrieved 2021-09-29.