16:42 Sep.3, 2003

Russian armed forces post data on non-combat casualties in 2003

The non-combat casualties in the Russian Armed Forces amounted to 2,465 people in 2003, Russia's Chief Military Prosecutor Aleksander Savenkov said on Wednesday. He said that 1,200 servicemen died of non-combat reasons in 1st half of the year. 16 people were killed by their fellow servicemen in bullying cases. 5 people were killed by servicemen of a higher rank in cases of power abuse.

//Ekho Moskvy//