On Sunday, June 23, a series of terrorist attacks carried out by armed groups took place in Russian Dagestan. Unknown attackers fired at a synagogue, a church and a police outfit in the city of Derbent, and shootings were also reported in the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala. In addition, another unknown group opened fire on the border of Russia and Abkhazia.
According to Russian Telegram channels, unknown people fired automatic weapons at the synagogue and the church around 5:50 p.m. local time. At first, the shooting began near the police officers, and after 10 minutes there were reports of shooting in the area of the church on Lenin Street. Then the attackers moved to the synagogue. The suspects may be traveling in a white car, and Derbent police have been alerted.
Videos of a large-scale fire in a synagogue appeared in local media, where two victims are already known, one more person was hospitalized. In total, five policemen were killed in Makhachkala and Derbent, nine more were injured.
Probably, five people participated in the attack on the Orthodox church in Derbent. The "Interception" plan has been introduced in the region. The corpse of a man with a shot in the head was found near the burning synagogue, and another man was hospitalized with burns. During the attack on the church, a priest was killed, a 66-year-old man's throat was cut.
RosZMI also reports on the shooting in Makhachkala, where unknown assailants fired at the DPS post on Yermoshkin Street. As a result of setting fire to a law enforcement officer's car, one policeman was killed and six others were injured. The city has announced an "Interception" plan.
In addition, the shooting took place on the border of Russia and Abkhazia. According to TASS, with reference to the local prosecutor's office, the incident took place in the Gagra district of Abkhazia, where one person died and three others were injured. Unknowns fired at the checkpoint area on the Psou River.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia reports that clashes continue on Magomedgadzhieva Street in Makhachkala. Local Telegram channels published footage of two eliminated terrorists who attacked police officers, but the Russian security forces have not yet commented on this information.
