The headquarters of the Central Military District officially commented on the information about the bloody slaughter in the Elansk garrison, which resulted, according to media reports, that 14 servicemen were hospitalized with knife wounds. According to the press service of the district headquarters, on August 1 in the training compound of the Central Military District "on the basis of the domestic conflict there was a clash between contract servicemen, which grew into a fight".

"In the course of the conflict, several servicemen, as well as a junior officer who disassociated the contract soldiers, were slightly injured and abrasions. Based on the results of the medical examination carried out on the same day all servicemen, there were no facts of alcohol consumption in the unit, "said Yaroslav Roshchupkin, the head of the press service of the district headquarters..

According to him, "the rumors about the alleged use of cold weapons by conflicting contract soldiers are an absolute lie".

Now, in the circumstances of the conflict, the command of the TsVO, together with law enforcement agencies,. All guilty officials will be brought to the accountability established by law.

Recall that previously the media reported that the massacre was provoked by contractors from Tuva who came to the Urals to go through the survival schools for fighters. At the end of the course, they got drunk and, armed with knives and sharpening, stormed the barracks of the Elansk garrison. In total, 60 fighters participated in the attack, they were opposed by 100 Ural contract soldiers. As a result of the conflict, according to media reports, 14 people were stabbed.