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The North Caucasus Federal District Directorate of the Investigative Committee has opened an investigation in an attempt on military servants, membership in an illicit armed unit, illegal circulation of and stealing of firearms by an organized group using dangerous violence under Article 317, part 2 of Article 208, Part 3 of Article 222, Part 4, items “a” and “b” of Article 226 of the RF Penal Code after an armed attack on military men in the Chechen Republic.

According to investigators, at about 2:10 AM, 24 March 2017, some militants armed with knives and firearms attacked a military unit located in the settlement of Naurskaya in the Chechen Republic. During the clash six military men were killed, three more were wounded, while six of the attackers were killed.

At the moment, an investigative team is carrying out operations to find out all the circumstances surrounding the crime. The investigation is ongoing.