Russian tank crushes car in Belgorod for the second time this month

For the second time in a month, a Russian military tank has crushed a car. This incident occurred in the village of Berezovka in Belgorod Oblast. Preliminary findings indicate that the tank emerged from behind a turn and collided head-on with a car driving correctly. Witnesses describe the tank crew as "insane and laughing in their faces.”

The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 24. The photos published online show that practically nothing is left of the front part of the Lada Niva car. As a result of the collision, Konstantin Lopatkin, a 73-year-old resident of Berezovka, died on the spot.

Witnesses of the incident claim that the tank crew "was insane and laughed in their faces." It is still unknown whether the soldiers were sober. The Lada driver was driving correctly when suddenly, a Russian tank came out from around a turn and ran over the car.

The local newspaper describes Konstantin as a farmer who also grew vegetables on his plot, which he sold at the market in Belgorod. "On the day of his death, he was returning home from the fair," the report said.

This is the second case of a tank colliding with a civilian vehicle in Belgorod Oblast within a month. At the beginning of July, in similar circumstances, drunk soldiers crushed the car of Graivoron resident Andrei Alexeyev.

The man died on the spot, and the tank crew tried to flee the scene. They were caught three kilometres away. The soldiers were detained, and examinations confirmed they were drunk. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the tank crew. Earlier, the residents of Graivoron mentioned that the tank had already been seen in the city and "ran over curbs."