12:59, 4 December 2025

The case of the attack on police officers in Makhachkala has reached court.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Dagestan has approved the indictment in the case of Batal Magomedov for the attack on police officers in Makhachkala, which resulted in the death of two security officers. The case has been sent to the Southern District Military Court.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, security forces have recognized the attack on a traffic police unit in Makhachkala on May 5 as an act of terrorism and have concluded that the attackers had been planning it for about six months. 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 admitted guilt. On May 12, he was arrested on charges of attempted murder of law enforcement officers, theft of weapons, and carjacking. Investigators announced a criminal case. On November 5, investigators reported the completion of their investigation.

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

A criminal case concerning an armed attack on police officers in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, in May of this year has been sent to the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the press service of the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office reports.

According to the prosecution, Makhachkala resident Batal Magomedov participated in the activities of a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation from December 2024. He later teamed up with an acquaintance and created a terrorist group. On May 5, 2025, the aforementioned individuals committed an armed attack on two police officers in Makhachkala, one of whom died.

"Having seized the official vehicle, weapons, and ammunition of the deceased, they also committed a terrorist act, firing automatic weapons at police officers and passersby. One of the attackers was eliminated by return fire from law enforcement officers, and the accused was neutralized and hospitalized with gunshot wounds," the statement reads.

As a result of the terrorist attack, two police officers were killed, three more police officers, and four local residents, including a minor, are listed as injured.

The case was investigated under Part 2 of Article 205.5 (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization), Part 1 of Article 205.4 (organization of a terrorist community), Article 317 (attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer), Part 3 of Article 166 (theft), Part 4 of Article 222 (illegal carrying and transportation of weapons and ammunition), subparagraphs "a" and "b" of Part 4 of Article 226 (theft of weapons and ammunition), subparagraph "b" of Part 3 of Article 205 (terrorist act) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/417780