State Bureau of Investigation establishes circumstances of cadet's death during training parachute jumps

This was reported by Espresso.

This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.

According to the SBI, the tragedy occurred on May 14, 2024, at one of the Ukrainian airfields. A 2nd year cadet of the Faculty of Military Intelligence and Special Operations Forces made a training jump at an altitude of 600 meters. This was the young man's 12th jump during his studies.

According to preliminary information, the stabilization parachute caught on a helicopter, damaged and wrapped around the cadet's leg, and prevented the main parachute from opening. The young man began to spin in the air, and the backup parachute did not have time to fully open.

The 19-year-old died at the scene.

The SBI launched a pre-trial investigation into the death of the cadet. The investigation will check whether the cadets were properly trained and instructed during the flights, and whether they complied with the rules during the training jumps. The examination will also establish whether the parachute was properly deployed.

Preliminary qualification of the offense: negligent attitude to military service, committed under martial law (part 4 of article 425 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 5 to 8 years.

Procedural supervision is carried out by the Vinnytsia Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office of the Southern Region.

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