MOSCOW, July 13. /TASS/. Twenty three bodies of servicemen killed in the collapse of the military barracks in Russia's Omsk Region, in southwestern Siberia, have been removed from the rubble, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Gen.-Maj. Igor Konashenkov said on Monday.
According to the spokesman, 19 servicemen have veen sent to different medical facilities.
A group of ten paratroopers injured in the Omsk Region had been dispatched to Moscow.
"The first military transport aircraft carrying ten injured service members has departed to Moscow," he said.
A section of the four-story barracks of the Airborne Troops training center in Omsk collapsed at 19:52 Moscow Time (1652 GMT) on Sunday. There were 337 servicemen inside
A regional law enforcement source earlier said the accident might have been caused by violations during repair work.
"The barracks in the village of Svetly recently underwent repairs. According to one of the versions, errors possibly occurred during the repair, including a change in design of the building," the source said. "This version will be checked."
He said the external wall and roof partially collapsed. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has ordered inspections of all buildings repaired in a military town in the Omsk Region in Siberia.
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