[Regnum] A criminal case on the attempt on the lives of law enforcement officers and illegal arms trafficking was opened in Dagestan, where on the night of March 5, special services eliminated four militants during a counter-terrorism operation.
Four militants who were planning a terrorist attack on a facility of the regional administration of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kaspiysk have been eliminated.
“The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Republic of Dagestan, Dmitry Belyaev, to report on the progress of the investigation of the criminal case and the established circumstances,” added the message published on the Telegram channel of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 5, a counter-terrorist operation regime was declared in the village of Semender in Makhachkala. Security forces eliminated a group of four armed bandits who resisted law enforcement officers.
On March 5, the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, said that he considered the militant attack in Makhachkala to be a failed attempt to destabilize the region. He specified that the gang's activities were coordinated by members of the Islamic State group (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation). No security forces or civilians were hurt. The counter-terrorism operation has now been lifted.
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Night special operation by security forces alarmed Makhachkala residents
Residents of the Makhachkala village of Semender said they were alarmed by a night shootout in which security forces killed four militants. All of the dead were residents of Dagestan.
As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, last night a counter-terrorist operation regime was declared in the Makhachkala village of Semender. In a shootout, security forces killed four people. The Anti-Terrorist Committee declared the dead to be militants of the banned terrorist organization "Islamic State". At 06:20 Moscow time the counter-terrorist operation regime was lifted.
According to the Dagestan operational headquarters, security forces were checking information about possible preparations for a terrorist attack. During an attempt to detain them, several people opened fire from automatic weapons at traffic police officers. They were blocked in one of the houses, and residents of nearby houses were evacuated.
A resident of the village, Semender Abdul, reported that he heard shots at night and learned from acquaintances in the village that “there was a shootout with the police.”
"They said that it was the area of the final stop of the 77 bus route, not far from Vinogradnaya Street," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, noting that this was an area of private development and there were no important social facilities there.
A resident of Semender, Zaur, said that his brother, who lives in the area, called him and warned him not to leave the house because he could hear gunfire.
He reported that the road along the October Revolution Canal, not far from Moskovskaya and Vinogradnaya streets, was blocked. After the special operation was over, a neighbor told his brother that he was returning from work and the cordon had not yet been lifted. He was stopped by law enforcement officers to check his documents, after which he was released," Zaur told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The introduction of the CTO legal regime gives security forces the authority to temporarily resettle people and tow cars from its zone of action, suspend the provision of communication services and the work of some enterprises, according to the "Caucasian Knot" reference " Counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime ".
All those killed turned out to be residents of Dagestan
In connection with the shootout, a criminal case has been opened under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attempt on the life of law enforcement officers) and Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal arms trafficking), the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Dagestan reported today.
According to the investigation, all four of those killed were residents of Dagestan. "The investigation established that on March 5, 2025, at night, during operational activities, law enforcement officers in the Kirovsky District of Makhachkala eliminated four residents of the republic while offering armed resistance. During the clash, law enforcement officers and civilians were not injured," the department's website said.
Let us recall that the counter-terrorist operation in Dagestan was the first since June 2024, when Orthodox churches and synagogues were attacked in Derbent and Makhachkala. Six suspected militants were killed, more than 15 security forces and several civilians were killed.