The main version of a cause of the tragedy on the Nikolaev ground «Wide Lang» technical discrepancy of ammunition to the established standards is.
Have reported about it in Management for public relations and mass media of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.
Earlier it was reported that on July 25 on «Wide Lang» during educational firing practice the mortar has become torn, therefore one military has died and ten more have got wounds.
«Military personnel, carrying out educational exercises on firing from a mortar, have carried out 7 successful shots then loading has made an attempt of the next shot. However from - for violations of the rules of weapon handling there was an explosion. It is previously established that during firing practice mines of 1975 of release and a detonator of 1960 of release were used» , - it is noted in the message.
Now the criminal proceedings as regards the 2nd article 414 of the Criminal code of Ukraine are begun «upon violation of the rules of weapon handling, caused injuries to several persons or death of the victim». GPU has taken a condition of a consequence on control.
Is later in a press - have declared to service of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine that in department the special commission which already second day works at the scene for establishment of causes of the tragedy is created.
«According to preliminary data Military service of a law and order, two causes of explosions are considered: malfunction of a detonator of a 120-mm mine or double loading (the second mine was placed in a tool trunk before from him the first has taken off - PN)» , - it is specified in the message.
