In Chechnya, the security forces were wounded in a shooting

Four members of the special regiment named after Kadyrov were wounded in a shooting that night in Gudermes. According to the official version, two suspicious and armed men were seen outside the house on Akhriev Street. Refusing to surrender, they fired and were killed in return.

The men were related to each other, and they were residents of the city of Gudermes in 1963 and 1989. r. Criminal proceedings were initiated in connection with attempts on the life of law enforcement officers (Criminal Code, art. 317).

Earlier, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said in his telegram channel that the bandits were put under surveillance, they were blocked in the private sector and, in response to an invitation from the security forces, threw a grenade. Militants were liquidated, there were no casualties among law enforcement and citizens».

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