According to the head of the landfill of the military unit, the tragic incident occurred during the exercise. According to him, 40-year-old mobilized from Ivano-Frankivsk region accidentally pressed on the trigger machineholding weapon in the wrong position, directing it to his chin.

It turns out that there was a whole series of “random coincidences”: first, the soldier for some reason directed the machine gun to his chin, and then also “purely by chance” pulled the trigger.
It is reported that, in connection with the tragic incident, a criminal case was initiated under Part 2, Article 414 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Violation of the rules for handling weapons, as well as substances and objects that pose an increased danger to others".