According to RIA Novosti, the incident occurred on October 1, 2017. The servicemen Aleksey Chebanov and Nikolai Zverev violated the rules for handling weapons and launched an unauthorized shell.
This happened during a rocket test on Oka automated equipment, the agency said.
According to experts, as a result of the incident, the Russian Ministry of Defense suffered material damage in the amount of 46 million rubles.
Chebanov was sentenced to a limitation of military service for 1 year and 3 months with a deduction of 15% of monetary allowance. Zverev - 1 year restriction with a payment of 10%.
At the same time, during the sentencing, the court took into account the positive characteristics of the military, as well as extenuating circumstances: voluntary compensation for property damage and the presence of four young children in Zverev.