Military man was found dead in Chechnya. He served in a unit of Internal Army of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dislocated in stanitsa Shelkovskaya.
United grouping of forces in Northern Caucasia considers that 19-year-old soldier committed suicide. He shot his chest using machine-gun Kalashnikov when was keeping watch in autopark of unit. Self-murderer came from Belokalitvenskii area of Rostov region and served in Chechnya by contract. There is no information about probable reasons of his suicide. Commander of the unit started investigation of suicide.
Self-murders among military men in Internal Forces and elements of Ministry of Defence became not uncommon long ago. In most cases the reason of suicide is relations between soldiers.