Moscow-Sana
General Vasily Fedorok, commander of the joint gathering of Russian forces stationed in the Caucasus region, announced today the elimination of 26 terrorists in the region last year.
"The police units and sub-units operating within the formation of the joint gathering of forces in close cooperation with elements of the Russian Federal Security Service succeeded during the year 2019 in eliminating 26 elements of terrorist cells operating in the North Caucasus region, as well as more than 1,200 pieces were seized," Weapon and more than 77 thousand ammunition with different bullets.
He stressed that the results achieved have fundamentally reduced the operations of gangs and terrorist cells.
The Director of the Russian Federal Security Service Alexander Portnikov announced the elimination of 32 militants in early December, including nine terrorist and gang leaders , in the past year, in addition to the arrest of about 300 militants and more than 600 collaborators.