According to a statement released by the ministry, the firing was carried out in the Belgorod region of Russia’s southwestern region, which borders Ukraine.
Two unidentified men from the former Soviet republic opened fire on soldiers during training exercises and firing exercises, with the ministry classifying the incident as a terrorist attack.
The attackers were killed during the gunfight.
The incident comes amid a partial mobilization process ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin in September to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine.
The move sparked protests and led hundreds of thousands of people to flee Russia.
On Friday, Putin said more than 220,000 reservists had already been called up as part of a 300,000 recruitment drive.
While the Russian president has said only those who have recently served in the military are subject to the draft, activists and human rights groups have reported that military recruitment offices are rounding up people with no military experience — some of whom are ineligible for military service. For medical reasons.
Some of the newly minted reservists posted videos of being forced to sleep on the ground or even on the street before being sent to the front lines and given rusty weapons.
Officials admitted that the mobilization was often poorly organized and promised to improve the situation.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year, igniting a war Europe is seeing as its worst security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion — justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and militarize Ukraine for Russia’s security — was condemned by the generality of the international community, which responded by sending arms to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia. Political and economic barriers
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