Short incident summary
On 23 June 2024, armed men carried out simultaneous attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala, attacking churches, synagogues, and police units.
Event in review
⛲ Sources
Incident start date
23/06/2024
Incident finish date
23/06/2024
Incident location republic
Dagestan
Incident location city
Derbent
Incident location details
Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Orthodox Church on Ulitsa Lenina and the Kele-Numaz Synagogue on Ulitsa Tagi-Zade
Latitude
42.057019
Longitude
48.291269
Location specificity
Precise
Incident type
AttackArson
Weapons used
Small armsIncendiary
Perpetrator type
Rebel
Perpetrator group
Number of perpetrators
Target type
ReligiousBuildingSecurity servicesVehicle
Number of casualties (low)
23
Number of casualties (high)
36
Number killed (low)
10
Number killed (high)
14
Number injured (low)
12
Number injured (high)
22
Security services killed
7
Civilian killed
Insurgents killed
2
Number detained
Incident linked to
Additional notes
For additional sourcing, see the Event in Review article. It is unclear how many were killed and injured across the two attack sites, therefore casualty figures have been equally divided. Discrepancies in casualty figures were partly the result of updated information, but officials also contradicted each other