Short incident summary
The security services claimed that a driver had refused to stop, attacked them, and opened fire. The driver was killed, one member of the security services injured. Four other people, accused of preparing an attack on the security services in Derbent, were detained.
Event in review
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Incident start date
22/04/2025
Incident finish date
22/04/2025
Incident location republic
Dagestan
Incident location city
Derbent
Incident location details
Ulitsa Makachkalinskaya
Latitude
Longitude
Location specificity
Approximate
Incident type
Detention failed
Weapons used
Perpetrator type
Security services
Perpetrator group
Number of perpetrators
Target type
Rebel
Number of casualties (low)
2
Number of casualties (high)
2
Number killed (low)
1
Number killed (high)
1
Number injured (low)
1
Number injured (high)
1
Security services killed
Civilian killed
Insurgents killed
1
Number detained
4
Incident linked to
Additional notes
The attacker was identified as 21-year-old Amir Mamedov. Most reports were not clear whether the four were detained at the same time, but Kommersant reported that the five people were part of the same group and Mamedov died during the arrest.