Soldier commits suicide in Azerbaijan

June 24, 2024 23:05

• Dagestani Ministry for Public Health reports 20 killed and 46 injured in militants’ attack

  During the militants’ attack, 20 people were killed and 46 others were injured, the Dagestani Ministry for Public Health reported.

June 24, 2024 22:17

• Shootings in Makhachkala frighten city residents

  Shooting during a militant attack in Makhachkala frightened people, and it became difficult to move around the city because of the cordons arranged by law enforcers, local residents said.

June 24, 2024 21:06

• Lawyers exclude transferring 18-year-old Kevin Lik to German prison

  Kevin Lik, a resident Maykop, convicted for treason, will not be sent to a German prison as a German citizen, since only his Russian citizenship matters for Russian law enforcers, lawyers have explained.

June 24, 2024 19:52

• Religion experts explain motives for militants’ attacks on synagogue and temple in Dagestan

  Ayats (verses) of the Koran, references to which were left by attackers at a synagogue in Derbent, are interpreted by the extremists to justify their confrontation with Jews and Christians, Leonid Syukiyainen and Dmitry Mikulsky point out. The experts suggest that the date of the attack on the Orthodox temple was chosen by the militants because of the Christian holiday celebrated on that day.

June 24, 2024 18:24

• Three Elista Jehovah's Witnesses* sentenced conditionally

  The Elista City Court has convicted three female Jehovah's Witnesses*: Kishta Tutinova has been sentenced to three years, Tsagan Khalgaeva and Ekaterina Menkova – to two years of conditional imprisonment each.