A cadet-paratrooper died on Wednesday in a training skydive in central Russia, Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexander Kucherenko said.
The cadet from the Military Academy of Ground Forces, whose name has not been disclosed, was part of a group parachuting from an Ilyshin Il-76 transport plane at the Zhitovo training range in the Ryazan region.
The details of the accident have not been made public so far.
Kucherenko said a special commission, led by Deputy Commander of Airborne Troops, Maj. Gen. Andrei Kholzakov, flew to the site of the tragedy to investigate the accident.
