More than 500 violent crimes have taken place in the Russian army since January, the country’s military prosecutor-general has said, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Russian Service.
Two soldiers have been killed recently and more than 20 injured as a result of crime, Prosecutor-General Sergei Fridinsky said Friday, adding that 23 criminal cases, six of which were serious offenses, were initially covered up by army commanders.
A 16 percent increase in the rate of crimes related to hazing and violence in army barracks this year in comparison to 2010 is worrying, Fridinsky said.
Investigations have shown that some of the recent violence is ethnic-based, Fridinsky added.
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