Russian tank obliterates car in Belgorod: Second fatal incident in July

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

The incident occurred on Wednesday, 24th July. In the photos published online, it can be seen that practically nothing remains 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 bend and ran over the car.

The local newspaper describes that Konstantin was a farmer and 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 article states.

This is already 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, drunken 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. The examination confirmed they were drunk. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the tank crew. Earlier, the residents of Graivoron said that the tank had already been seen in the city and "ran over kerbs."