For the third time this year, ISIS has declared responsibility for an attack in Dagestan, Caucasian Knot, a regional news service reported. Police pursuing the murderers of the father of the former mayor of Derbent were attacked by a grenade, then shot 4 militants dead; 2 police were killed and 17 wounded in the operation.
Although fighting was less than in recent weeks today, violence in Donetsk and the presence of mines meant more casualties.
LIVE UPDATES: The homes of relatives of terrorists who attacked a checkpoint in Grozny have been torched. A criminal investigation has been opened into top managers of independent news site RBC. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. […]
LifeNews reports that a Russian woman has been executed by ISIS on charges of spying for Russia.
President Vladimir Putin has removed from Russia’s Security Council Viktor Ivanov, the former head of the Federal Narcotics Control Service, a close associate from his days in the KGB, and may tap him as deputy interior ministry.
As Russia began celebrating the 71st anniversary of Victory Day today, Interfax reported that two terrorists attacked a checkpoint in Grozny.
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Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti assumed command of NATO’s Allied Command Operations today and said NATO is facing a “resurgent Russia striving to project itself as a world power.”
LIVE UPDATES: Russian police in Dagestan shot dead three suspected Islamist militants in a car after they refused to stop. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. Recent Analysis and Translations: – Does […]
