According to the latest management of the suicide prevention of the US Department of Defense, from the beginning of April to the end of June of the current year, 139 cases of the military suicide were registered in the country. This is 46% more than for the same period last year, RT channel reports.
It is noted that 99 out of 139 cases are committed in the actual service, 14 among reservists and 26 in the national guard.
“Data on suicide in the ranks of the American army for the second quarter of 2021 precede the US departure from Afghanistan, which began in August,” said in the report.