The aftermath of an armed attack on the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Dagestan’s Derbent, where Archpriest Nikolai Kotelnikov was killed by gunmen a day earlier, was captured in footage on Monday.
Footage shows a pool of blood on the floor, personal belongings scattered around the place and the burnt-out hall following a fire.
A series of deadly attacks on churches, synagogues and police posts rocked the Muslim majority Republic of Dagestan’s Makhachkala and Derbent on Sunday evening, June 23. At the time of publication, around 20 people were confirmed dead, many of them police officers, and dozens taken to hospital.
The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) announced on Monday that five militants had been killed following a counter-terror operation.
The Russian Investigative Committee for the Republic of Dagestan opened criminal cases into the attacks as possible 'terrorist acts'.
Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov ruled out a return to the kind of attacks seen in the 2000s, saying that 'Russia is different now'. He also added that President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to all those who had lost loved ones.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov described the incident in his Telegram channel as 'a despicable provocation and an attempt to bring discord between religions'.
Church where clergyman gunned down during attack in Russia's Dagestan *DISTRESSING CONTENT*
The aftermath of an armed attack on the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Dagestan’s Derbent, where Archpriest Nikolai Kotelnikov was killed by gunmen a day earlier, was captured in footage on Monday.
Footage shows a pool of blood on the floor, personal belongings scattered around the place and the burnt-out hall following a fire.
A series of deadly attacks on churches, synagogues and police posts rocked the Muslim majority Republic of Dagestan’s Makhachkala and Derbent on Sunday evening, June 23. At the time of publication, around 20 people were confirmed dead, many of them police officers, and dozens taken to hospital.
The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) announced on Monday that five militants had been killed following a counter-terror operation.
The Russian Investigative Committee for the Republic of Dagestan opened criminal cases into the attacks as possible 'terrorist acts'.
Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov ruled out a return to the kind of attacks seen in the 2000s, saying that 'Russia is different now'. He also added that President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to all those who had lost loved ones.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov described the incident in his Telegram channel as 'a despicable provocation and an attempt to bring discord between religions'.
The aftermath of an armed attack on the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Dagestan’s Derbent, where Archpriest Nikolai Kotelnikov was killed by gunmen a day earlier, was captured in footage on Monday.
Footage shows a pool of blood on the floor, personal belongings scattered around the place and the burnt-out hall following a fire.
A series of deadly attacks on churches, synagogues and police posts rocked the Muslim majority Republic of Dagestan’s Makhachkala and Derbent on Sunday evening, June 23. At the time of publication, around 20 people were confirmed dead, many of them police officers, and dozens taken to hospital.
The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) announced on Monday that five militants had been killed following a counter-terror operation.
The Russian Investigative Committee for the Republic of Dagestan opened criminal cases into the attacks as possible 'terrorist acts'.
Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov ruled out a return to the kind of attacks seen in the 2000s, saying that 'Russia is different now'. He also added that President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to all those who had lost loved ones.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov described the incident in his Telegram channel as 'a despicable provocation and an attempt to bring discord between religions'.