Several people are injured when elite Russian soldiers machine gun fire and use blank guns at a crowd filled with children, sparking stampede during the demonstration
- National Guard soldiers aimed their guns at the crowd in a Moscow suburb
- A four-year-old boy and a 54-year-old woman were taken to hospital with injuries
This is when members of Putin’s internal security forces fire blanks at a crowd of children, injuring many including a four-year-old boy.
The chilling footage shows a group of National Guard soldiers putting on a slick demonstration before pointing their guns at onlookers and firing blanks.
At the event in the town of Elektrostal, a suburb 45 miles east of Moscow, small children can be seen in the crowd shielding their faces and covering their ears as RosGvardia’s ‘elite’ guns explode with a loud bang.
A woman’s voice says: What is it [wrong] with you? Did something hit you?’
The woman continues: ‘Come here… Did something hit you?’ Calm down.’
Then she realizes that a child has been hurt and exclaims, “Damn!” ****! Get here quicker! Where is the doctor?’
Members of Putin’s internal security forces are shown opening fire on a crowd. Despite the blank shots, onlookers appear terrified and one child has been hospitalized with a head injury
The boy was reportedly injured after being hit by a projectile from one of the guns.
He was taken to hospital with a 54-year-old woman who had reportedly suffered a “serious facial injury”. She required surgery and was unable to eat or speak, Moskovsky reported to Komsomolets.
“She had two teeth knocked out, her cheek was damaged and the patient had to have emergency surgery.”
“Now the woman’s life is safe, but temporarily she cannot eat or speak.”
A local VK social media account said: “During the demonstration performances, elite units decided to play a ‘little joke’ and started shooting blanks at the audience, including children sitting on the podium. “
“The children were very afraid. They were holding their heads, screaming, falling to the ground, crawling under the benches.
“A boy sustained head injuries from a ricocheting bullet casing.”
Telegram channel VChK-OGPU published the video showing the incident this weekend.
“During the demonstration performances, the Russian Guards fighters … decided to shoot spectators with children (fortunately with blanks). Small children screamed, held their heads and fell to the ground.
Before the mock execution, the crowd seems engaged and excited as they watch the soldiers perform acrobatic moves
“There were injuries. “Serious damage from a ricocheted bullet casing,” the broadcaster said, according to Newsweek.
Ahead of the “mock execution,” the crowd appears engaged and excited as they watch the soldiers perform acrobatic moves, including a pyramid stunt, while others light flares depicting the Russian flag.
But the sporting competition event quickly falters when a group of soldiers crouch down and seem to aim directly at the unsuspecting crowd.
“Before the competition began, the soldiers organized demonstration performances – [with] Elements of melee combat and brick breaking.
“Kalashnikov rifles loaded with blanks were also used.”
“A group of guardsmen pursued another group, who fired back.”
“Then the tragic ricochet occurred, although it is not yet entirely clear how it could have happened.” “The blank cartridges flew into the stands.”
At least one federal newspaper has retracted its coverage of the fiasco, implying an official attempt to cover up the humiliating mistake by Putin’s elite troops.
At the head of the National Guard is Putin’s close buddy, General Viktor Solotov, 69. He’s an army general who was once Putin’s top bodyguard. He is considered perhaps Putin’s most loyal henchman.
The Russian investigative committee has now launched an investigation into the incident.