20 Die, Including Police, in Coordinated Attacks in Russia’s Dagestan Region

Five slain perpetrators have since been identified, Russian authorities say.

Plumes of smoke rise from a building in Derbent, Russia, on June 23, 2024, in a still from video. Reuters

Multiple shooting attacks in Russia’s southern Dagestan region have left at least 20 people dead, including more than a dozen policemen, local officials have said.

“This is a day of tragedy for Dagestan and the entire country,” regional governor Sergey Melikov said immediately after the incident.