A militant was killed in Chechnya

A militant was killed in the Shali district of Chechnya on Tuesday. This is stated in the message of the Regional Operational Headquarters (ROH) for the management of the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus.

According to the ROSH, the militant was found near the village of Avtury. He "carried out the laying of an improvised explosive device on the section of the road between the village of Niki-Khita in the Kurchaloi region and the village of Avtury," the document says. At that moment, when law enforcement officers tried to detain the militant, he opened fire and was destroyed by return fire.

At the scene, 14 kilograms of TNT, fuses, tools and accessories for making improvised explosive devices, as well as a Kalashnikov assault rifle and cartridges for it were found and seized. "No identification documents were found in the clothes of the killed militant," the report says.

Currently, all discovered weapons have been handed over for forensic examination. "The operational-investigative group is taking measures to establish the identity of the murdered bandit," the document states.