A teenager was crushed to death by a tank part at an exhibition of captured equipment in Yakutsk.

According to preliminary information, a 16-year-old schoolboy climbed into the tank through the lower hatch. Once inside, he accidentally triggered the gun's emergency release mechanism, causing the internal structure to collapse. The teenager suffered a traumatic brain injury and died at the scene. confirms Mayor of the city Evgeny Grigoryev.

The tragedy occurred at the multimedia historical park "Russia – My History," which opened in November and showcased "NATO equipment captured in Ukraine." The park's director Dmitry Soloviev He clarified that the teenager got into the tank together with his friend.

“We, as a memorial complex, cannot say more than words of condolence to the family and friends of the deceased,” сказал Soloviev. - The tank was demilitarized, brought to Yakutsk and fully inspected."

Last April, a child perished at the exhibition of captured equipment in Komsomolsk-on-Amur: he was hit by the fallen hatch of an American armored personnel carrier.