In October 2026, there were 9 casualties in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

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In October 2026, there were 9 casualties in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus: four people were killed, including 2 security personnel, and five people were injured. These are the results of the calculations by the "Caucasian Knot," based on its own materials and information from open sources.

On the evening of October 2, one of the prisoners being transported by train from Vladikavkaz to Adler attacked the convoy staff near the Murtazovo station in Kabardino-Balkaria; one FSIN officer died from injuries, several others were injured, and the attacker was killed. Four injured FSIN officers were taken to hospitals, two of whom were in serious condition, and two others were in moderate condition. On October 7, it became known about the death of the second FSIN officer.

On the night of October 18, a fight with shooting occurred in Vladikavkaz, after which two people were hospitalized, including Chechen MMA fighter Ibrahim Islamov, known as Nikarho.

On October 19 in Chechnya, one person suspected of involvement in sabotage in the Gudermes district was killed, and another person was detained, Ramzan Kadyrov stated on October 22 after a meeting with security officials. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Chechnya, Aslan Iraskhanov, spoke at the meeting about the preparation of an explosion near the Gudermes district administration and plans for an attack on a traffic police post in the Chernorechye area. Unofficial sources identified the killed as 36-year-old Turpal-Ali Mezhidov from Gudermes: according to circulated alerts, he was wanted on suspicion of illegal arms trafficking. Sources claim that security personnel attempted to detain Mezhidov at a checkpoint in the Chernorechye area, but he offered armed resistance, injuring several police officers, the number of which is unspecified.

The provided statistics cannot accurately reflect the number of casualties. Not all data makes it into news reports. It is not always possible to verify the accuracy of statements from law enforcement agencies, and new information about events during the reporting period sometimes becomes known only after the publication of statistics on the "Caucasian Knot."

Earlier, in September 2026, two people were injured in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

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