22:49, 30 November 2025

The attack near Derbent was the second in Dagestan in seven months.

The attack on a security officer near Derbent was preceded by a shootout in Makhachkala, during which an armed attack on police officers occurred, killing two. Nine years ago, an explosion at the Dzhemikent checkpoint killed four people, including the suicide bomber.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, an unknown man swung a knife at a security officer at the Dzhemikent checkpoint near Derbent on the evening of November 30. The police officer opened fire, killing the attacker.

According to the Caucasian Knot, based on its own materials and information from open sources, the attack on the Dzhemikent checkpoint was the second since May, when there was an attack on security forces in Makhachkala.

Two police officers were killed in the shootout, two more security officers and three civilians were wounded. The Investigative Committee announced that one of the attackers survived and was in the hospital, and also pleaded guilty. On May 12, he was taken into custody on charges of attempted murder of law enforcement officers, theft of weapons, and carjacking; investigators announced a criminal case. Security officials have classified the May 5 attack on a traffic police unit in Makhachkala as a terrorist attack and concluded that those involved had been planning it for about six months.

The attack on police officers in Makhachkala, unlike the June 2024 terrorist attack, does not appear to have been carefully planned, and the police officers at the post were chosen as the most accessible target, analysts previously interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" noted. According to unofficial reports, the attack involved Akhmed Alimagomedov and Batal Magomedov, natives of Dagestan, both born in 2000 and both of whom had not previously come to the attention of the security services.

Nine years ago, on February 15, 2016, an explosion occurred near the Dzhemikent traffic police post in the Derbent district. The explosion killed two police officers and wounded 18 others. Four people were killed in total, including the suicide bomber. On July 11 of that year, a counter-terrorism operation was declared in the village of Miskindzha. According to security forces, Admir (Arsen) Talibov, suspected of organizing the explosion at the Dzhemikent checkpoint in February 2016, was hiding in one of the houses there. Talibov was killed during the storming of the house, after which the special operation was declared complete.

"Caucasian Knot" keeps a chronicle of armed incidents, attacks, explosions, and kidnappings in Dagestan.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/417671