Dagestan , Russia: armed people kill police officers and a priest

Combat clashes with unknown people in Dagestan.

They fired at the synagogue and the church and shot the policemen who came to the call. A priest, a guard, and at least 6 policemen were killed. At least 23 of them are injured.

Makhachkala and Derbent are currently closed for entry and exit. Fighting continues there and the Russian Guard has already arrived. Residents are asked to stay at home.
MMA fighter Gadzhimurad Kagirov was one of the five killed militants. Dagestan public pages report this.

28-year-old Gadzhimurad Kagirov is a native of the Sergokalinsky district of Dagestan, master of sports in freestyle wrestling. During his career, he fought two MMA fights (won both). In 2021, Kagirov represented the martial arts school named after. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.