He is also accused of the downed MiG-29 fighter plane worth BGN 9 million.
The Sofia Military District Attorney’s Office called Colonel MO as a defendant for causing the death of Major Valentin Terziev through negligence. The MiG-29 pilot died on June 9, 2021 during a night training flight over the Black Sea, near Shabla. Posthumously, Major Terziev was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
According to unofficial information from NOVA, the accused of the military pilot’s death is Col. Metodi Orlov – deputy commander for flight training of the “Graf Ignatievo”. On the day of the unfortunate exercise, he was the head of the shooting.
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The colonel is also accused of causing severe damage to the Ministry of Defense worth BGN 9 million.
“According to the documents, the defendant performed a careless fire check during a tactical exercise, when a special case occurred in flight, due to the high rate of fall of a target of a luminous parachute and lowering of a MiG-29 aircraft below the minimum height of 4000 The fire control did not prevent the pilot from firing an aviation guided missile at the bright target and thus carelessly caused the death of the Major VT pilot. fired from a height of just over 1000 meters, the pilot did not have enough time to safely exit an attack, as a result of which the plane collided with the surface of the water “, explained the prosecutor.
Memorial plaque discovered for military pilot Valentin Terziev, who died near Shabla (PHOTO)
According to the indictment, the colonel did not fulfill his official duties as a rifle chief and did not take the necessary security measures, with which he recklessly caused damage (destruction of a MiG-29 aircraft) in the amount of BGN 9,032. 587.09.
Regarding the defendant MO The “Subscription” termination is taken.
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