In the Stavropoli

Army formations were involved in the Stavropol Territory to the protection of order. It was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the commander of the 49th Army Sergei Sevryukov. On January 1, military patrols, together with the police and Cossacks, guard strategic objects, as well as places of mass accumulations of people in the regional center and other large cities of the region.

In addition, Sevryukov added, throughout the territory of the region, military formations are brought into increased combat readiness.

The head of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs Alexander Oldak, for his part, noted that the entire personnel of the internal troops was mobilized in the Stavropol Territory. Along with this in Pyatigorsk to ensure security, an additional squad of the VV was created, numbering 70 people.

On the evening of December 27, in Pyatigorsk, a bomb exploded , located in the Volga, which was parked at the furniture store opposite the traffic police department. The three dead were reported; According to some data, these were random passers -by, according to others it was not ruled out that the police became victims.

The power of the explosion was about 50 kilograms in TNT equivalent . At the site of the incident, a funnel with a diameter of 1 meter and a depth of about 30 centimeters formed.

A state of emergency was introduced in the city. Law enforcement officers opened the case under Articles 317 (an encroachment on the life of an employee of a law enforcement agency), 222 (illegal storage and transportation of explosives) and part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code (killing two or more persons).

December 30, acting Governor of Stavropol Vladimir Vladimirov said that the first suspects were detained in the case . The official did not specify the number of detainees and their names.

Then Vladimirov said that the mayors of the city resorts of Caucasian mineral waters are given recommendations for ensuring security during the upcoming holidays. "All entrances, attics in houses during the festive events will be examined, in places of mass accumulation of people will be strengthened by police and squads of the Cossacks," he said. Meanwhile, the official did not talk about attracting army structures to the protection of order.