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The village of Shalazhi was shelled again
On Monday, at dawn, unidentified persons fired small arms and grenade launchers on the outskirts of the village of Shalazhi, Shirvani Yasayev, head of the administration of the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya, told Interfax. According to Yasaev, the fire was fired from several points. There are no casualties among the local population and law enforcement officers.
The OMON unit of the Internal Affairs Directorate of Chechnya immediately opened a response massive fire on the places of alleged location of the militants and forced them to stop firing and hide in the forest, Yasaev added. According to operational data, members of illegal armed groups suffered losses, as evidenced by traces of blood and abandoned dressings.
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