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The republic's State Secretary was detained in Dagestan
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The republic's State Secretary was detained in Dagestan
3 July 2025

On June 25, FSB officers detained Magomed-Sultan Magomedov, the State Secretary of Dagestan (pictured left). He is suspected of embezzlement and the illegal privatization of the state-owned enterprise Dagnefteprodukt. The stolen property was confiscated from the official, and he was dismissed from his post, but not arrested.

A blogger who insulted Muslims was kidnapped in Moscow
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A blogger who insulted Muslims was kidnapped in Moscow
3 July 2025

On June 3, blogger Areg Shchepikhin, who published videos insulting Chechens, Dagestanis, and Muslims in general, was kidnapped from a cafe at Moscow's Yaroslavsky Station. He was soon found. Criminal charges have been brought against both the kidnappers and their victim.

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A "self-proclaimed mufti" has been detained in Rostov-on-Don on suspicion of extremism
3 July 2025

On May 29, FSB officers detained Akhmed Abusupyanov, chairman of the Main Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Rostov Region. He is suspected of collaborating with the At-Takfir wal-Hijra religious organization, which is banned in Russia. A year ago, Abusupyanov negotiated with prisoners in Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 1 in Rostov-on-Don who had taken two Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) employees hostage.

A Chechen man subdued a knife-wielding woman at a Hamburg train station
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A Chechen man subdued a knife-wielding woman at a Hamburg train station
3 July 2025

On May 23, a mentally ill woman attacked passengers waiting on the platform at Hamburg Central Station. She managed to injure 18 people before Abu-Bakar-Siddik Agayev, a Chechen national, knocked the knife out of her hands.

Trial of members of the banned At-Takfir wal-Hijra organization begins in Karachay-Cherkessia
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Trial of members of the banned At-Takfir wal-Hijra organization begins in Karachay-Cherkessia
3 July 2025

On May 21, the Adyge-Khabl District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia began a trial for a cell of the At-Takfir wal-Hijra religious organization, banned in Russia. Six people are in the dock, all facing charges under Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code for participating in the activities of an extremist organization.

In Stavropol Krai, the FSB detained teenagers on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack
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In Stavropol Krai, the FSB detained teenagers on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack
3 July 2025

On May 19, the press services of the FSB and the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) released a statement announcing that a series of terrorist attacks had been thwarted in Stavropol Krai and that nine residents of the Andropovsky District had been detained for planning attacks on police officers during the 80th anniversary of Victory Day. Seven of those detained are minors; all face up to 20 years in prison.

Forty-eight alleged terrorism suspects detained in Kabardino-Balkaria
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Forty-eight alleged terrorism suspects detained in Kabardino-Balkaria
3 July 2025

On May 14, mass arrests of suspected members of a terrorist cell began in Kabardino-Balkaria. During a two-day operation in Nalchik and Nartan, security forces detained 48 people. Their relatives claim that during the searches, officers planted SIM cards in the suspects' homes to fabricate charges.

The main suspect in the pension theft case in Ingushetia has been detained in Turkey
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The main suspect in the pension theft case in Ingushetia has been detained in Turkey
3 July 2025

On May 5, Islam Seynaroyev, the former head of the Ingush branch of the Russian Pension Fund, was detained in Turkey at the request of Russian authorities. He is suspected of organizing a criminal group and embezzling pensions on an especially large scale. Investigators believe that one of his accomplices is Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov, the brother of the head of the republic, who is currently in custody.

North Ossetia's Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has been appointed by a member of the SVO (Svobodny Military District) accused of a war crime
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North Ossetia's Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has been appointed by a member of the SVO (Svobodny Military District) accused of a war crime
3 July 2025

On May 6, North Ossetian leader Sergei Menyailo appointed Yuriy Abayev, a former Russian army officer and veteran of the war in Ukraine, as the republic's Minister of Labor and Social Protection. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense considers him a war criminal due to his soldiers' involvement in the execution of Ukrainian soldiers.

Three people were killed in a shootout in Makhachkala
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Three people were killed in a shootout in Makhachkala
3 July 2025

On the afternoon of May 5, a traffic police patrol was attacked in Makhachkala. Two police officers and one of the attackers were killed. Five people, including bystanders, were wounded. Investigators later reported that the militants' actions were coordinated from abroad.