As a result of a shootout in the “counter-terrorism operation” zone in the Malgobek district, three policemen were killed, eight were injured and are in moderate condition.
“As reported at the Malgobek regional hospital, the condition of the victims is moderate. Two of them were transferred to Pyatigorsk.
The condition of the injured security forces is assessed as moderate; two of them were transported to the Stavropol Territory for further treatment.
The clash between rebels and Russian occupiers in the Malgobek region continues, and the search for partisans is underway, the agency reported at 15:22 Moscow time.
A list with the names of the dead and injured appeared on the Internet. A police officer from Malgobek, Bashir Khautiev, and two police officers from the Tula region, Maxim Rodionov and Maxim Alekhin, were killed. Eight police officers received gunshot and shrapnel wounds: V.V. Seregin, A.S. Ezhov, S.A. Grishin, M.V. Grishanov, A.M. Zakharov, S.L. Amelin, A.I. Vadelov. , Kartoev R.S., reports the Baza telegram channel.
Those who shot at the police managed to escape from the security forces before reinforcements arrived. The fact is that first ordinary police officers from other combined groups arrived on the scene. The Grom special forces are based in Magas – it takes them an hour and a half to get there, the Mash Gor telegram channel reported.
It was previously reported that seven police officers were wounded in the shootout and three were killed. However, law enforcement officers clarified that there were eight wounded.
“Fortanga” wrote that tonight in the village of Zyazikov-Yurt, Malgobek district, where the regime of “counter-terrorism operation” had previously been introduced, there was a shootout between the Russian occupiers and members of the Ignush Resistance. Afterward, security forces conducted searches in three houses of relatives of one of those wanted on suspicion of attacking security forces and found explosive devices and ammunition there, the security forces of occupied Ingushetia reported.
An earlier shootout took place on April 3, when two PDN inspectors were walking around abandoned houses and came across a residential farm where the uncle of one of the wanted men was hiding guys. They opened fire on the security forces and fled. On the same day, a “counter-terrorism operation” regime was introduced in the Malgobek region.
Let us recall that on 27 March, a police post was attacked on the border of Ingushetia, as a result of which two law enforcement officers received gunshot wounds. On 29 March, the FSB department for Ingushetia announced the search for four residents of the republic – Mikail Moshkhoev, Ramazan Eldiev, Amir Bokov and Amirkhan Gurazhev. On the same day, it became known that Ramazan Eldiev was found dead. Later, the FSB stated that law enforcement officers were searching not only Moshkhoev, Bokov and Gurazhev but also Adam Ozdoev and Movsar Kottoev in the case of planning terrorist attacks. All five are suspected of involvement in the attack on the traffic police post.
The Anti-Imperial Block of Nations continues to monitor events in Ingushetia.
