KIEV, August 10 (RIA Novosti) - A soldier killed his fellow servicemen during a shooting practice class in a military detachment near Ukraine's capital, Kiev, a spokesman for the Prosecutor General's Office said Thursday.
"Yesterday, at a shooting practice class in a Kiev Region military detachment a private who wanted to scare his fellow soldier aimed an AK-74 [assault rifle] in his face, took off the safety and fired a single shot," the spokesman said.
The soldier died immediately at the scene.
The Prosecutor General's office launched a criminal investigation into the killing.
The fatality follows an incident on August 6, when a Ukrainian officer shot a contract soldier after an argument.
