20:23, 23 April 2026

The case of an Ingushetia resident accused of involvement in Gurazhev's group has reached court.

Investigative authorities in Ingushetia have completed their investigation into a local resident's involvement in an armed group, illegal possession of weapons, and supplying food to Amirkhan Gurazhev's group.

As reported by Kavkazsky Knot, in November 2025, a resident of the village of Psedakh became suspected of participating in an illegal armed group and providing assistance to Amirkhan Gurazhev's militants. He was taken into custody.

On March 3, 2024, during a counterterrorism operation in Karabulak, Amirkhan Gurazhev and five others were killed: Zelimkhan Tsuroyev, Magomed Barkinkhoyev, Tagir Tsuroyev, Mikail Tutayev, and Bers Chemurziev. Security forces declared the dead to be militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization, banned in Russia. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "How the special operation in Karabulak was carried out".

Investigative authorities in Ingushetia have completed their investigation into a local resident's involvement in an armed group, Interfax reported today, citing the regional Investigative Committee.

According to investigators, in March 2023, the suspect, a resident of the rural settlement of Psedakh, voluntarily joined a cell of an international terrorist organization whose activities are banned in Russia. Subsequently, acting on behalf of a militant leader wanted for a number of terrorist crimes, he ensured the safety of four caches of firearms and explosive devices belonging to terrorists.

The accused also provided them with safe houses, supplied them with food and medicine, and transported them in his personal vehicle.

On April 10, 2025, Muhammad Tamaskhanov, imam of the mosque in Nazran, and Magomed Sultygov, imam of the mosque in Karabulak, were detained in Ingushetia. The reason given for their detention was allegedly concealing information about a request for assistance from Khazir Ganiev, a member of a militant group associated with Amirkhan Gurazhev, who had attacked traffic police posts in the republic. A criminal case for failure to report was opened against both imams, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article "The Main Thing About the Detention of Ingush Imams Tamaskhanov and Sultygov." Tamaskhanov denied the charges, and Sultygov also declared his innocence. Both are popular among followers of the Salafi school of Islam.

He is accused of participating in the activities of an organization designated as terrorist and participating in an armed group for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation .

As a reminder, on March 28, 2023, an attack occurred on a traffic police post on the border between Ingushetia and North Ossetia. Six residents of Ingushetia were placed on the wanted list. Two of them were later found dead. A counter-terrorism operation was declared, but the wanted men managed to evade security forces twice more after shootouts – on April 3 in Malgobek and on April 5 in Zyazikov-Yurt.

On April 7, 2023, one of them surrendered to police, and on April 8, another wanted man was detained. Amirkhan Gurazhev and Adam Ozdoyev remained wanted. Details of the series of incidents in Ingushetia are collected in the "Caucasian Knot" report "Activation of the Armed Underground in Ingushetia in Spring 2023".

"Caucasian Knot" is also keeping a chronicle "Ingushetia. Chronicle of Terrorist Attacks, Shelling, and Abductions".

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422679