23:30, 23 April 2013

Condition of soldier wounded in Chechnya remains grave

Two soldiers from the military units of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, who were wounded in the evening of April 21 as a result of landmine explosion in the mountainous Shatoi District of Chechnya, are still in the hospital. The condition of one of them is estimated as grave.

Let us remind you that the incident occurred in the mountainous and forested countryside, several kilometres from the village of Sharo-Argun. The contract soldiers, who were blown up by an explosive device, carried out ambush activities. Both of them got injuries of varying severity and were placed in a military hospital on the base of Khankala near Grozny.

At present, the victims are still in hospital.

"They got shrapnel wounds of their legs and body. The condition of one of them is grave, but stable," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by a source in the military commandant's office of the republic.

According to the source's information, the second soldier got minor injuries, and his condition does not cause any physicians' concern.

Author: Muslim Ibragimov

Source: CK correspondent