MOSCOW. Jan 21 (Interfax-AVN) - Criminal charges have been brought against another high-ranking military official in connection with the outbreak of a respiratory disease among border guards in the Magadan region, Chief Military Prosecutor Alexander Savinkov said on Rossiya television on Tuesday.
"The Main Military Prosecutor's Office has brought criminal charges against Viktor Kozhushko, the Defense Ministry's official in charge of conscription and transportation of servicemen. Kozhushko is being questioned," Savinkov said.
He said each of the 173 conscripts would be examined by medical experts.