VOLGOGRAD. July 15 (Interfax) - A 21-year-old conscript took his own life during a live-fire exercise at the Prudboi training range, Kalachevsky district, Volgograd region, a Russian National Guard spokesperson told Interfax on Friday.
"Early reports suggest that the serviceman shot himself dead. A suicide note was found on him. An inspection has been organized, the commission is working at the scene," the spokesperson said.
The soldier had been serving in the Internal Troops' 22nd special forces brigade, according to a regional law enforcement source. He was drafted from Novosibirsk in April this year.