In Vyzhnytsia district of Chernivtsi region, a 15-year-old boy sustained a gunshot wound while he was near the site of a training shooting exercise. Law enforcement officers are checking whether safety rules were followed.
This was reported by the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
On 29 October, the 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound was admitted to the trauma unit of one of the region’s medical facilities. According to preliminary information, he was close to the location where the training shooting was taking place.
The teenager underwent surgery. He remains in hospital and his life is not in danger.
As part of the pre-trial investigation, law enforcement officers are establishing the causes and circumstances of the child’s injury and are also checking compliance with safety rules during the shooting.
Criminal proceedings were opened over a breach of weapons-handling rules that resulted in a minor being shot. The article’s sanction provides for service restrictions or detention in a disciplinary battalion for up to two years, or imprisonment for up to three years.