Russian historian Pavel Aptekar analyzed declassified Soviet military documents and found that the daily reports from troops located in the area did not report any losses in personnel during the time period in question, leading him to conclude that the shelling of Soviet troops was staged.
Den russiske historiker Pavel Aptekar analyserede de offentliggjorte dokumenter fra det sovjetiske militær og fandt ud af, at ingen enheder i området havde rapporteret tab af menneskeliv i den pågældende periode, og konkluderede at beskydningen af sovjetiske tropper var iscenesat.