Elman Abdullaev, a veteran of the Ukrainian conflict and a native of North Ossetia, failed to obtain a review of his sentence in a fraud case. Following a ruling by a court in Vladikavkaz, the Southern District Military Court upheld his two-year prison sentence on charges of bribery.
Last night, two unidentified men attacked a post of the Gudermese police. They opened fire on police officers and were killed in retaliation. Two attackers have been eliminated and their identities are being established.
Later, the security forces «closed Gudermes», and the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov came to the city with a film crew. In an attempt to break out of the encirclement, the terrorists threw a grenade at the law enforcers. Both were destroyed by fire. None of the law enforcement officers or civilians were injured», Kadyrov said in his TV-gram channel. According to his version, the security forces came to one of the addresses in Gudermes to talk to the person living there. He and his accomplice put up armed resistance and were killed.