In a dramatic standoff at the IK-19 Surovikino penal colony in Russia's Volgograd region, four inmates armed with knives and claiming allegiance to ISIS were killed by Russian special forces after taking hostages and seizing control of part of the prison.
In a dramatic standoff at the IK-19 Surovikino penal colony in Russia's Volgograd region, four inmates armed with knives and claiming allegiance to ISIS were killed by Russian special forces after taking hostages and seizing control of part of the prison. The incident, which occurred on Friday, resulted in the deaths of four prison employees, while the hostages were successfully rescued.
The situation escalated during what was supposed to be a routine disciplinary commission meeting. The inmates, identified as Ramzidin Toshev (28), Rustamchon Navruzi (23), Nazirchon Toshov (28), and Temur Khusinov (29), all hailing from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, launched a violent attack, injuring several guards and taking eight prison employees and four fellow convicts hostage.
Images and videos circulated on social media during the siege, showing harrowing scenes including an inmate threatening a bloodied prison guard with a knife. The attackers released statements online, declaring their allegiance to ISIS and claiming their actions were in revenge for the persecution of Muslims.
A group of ISIS terrorists are claimed to have taken control of the IK-19 prison in Surovikino, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
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At least three armed inmates who support ISIS have taken prison guards captive in a prison in the Volgograd region of Russia.
At least one guard was reportedly killed; Two of the kidnappers are from Uzbekistan, one more from Tajikistan. https://t.co/KLz5jPE8cI
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Inmates at a Russian prison in Volgograd Region took hostages during a disciplinary commission visit, resulting in the death of a prison employee and injuries to several others.… pic.twitter.com/RQIFnzaGa8
❗️ As a result of hostage-taking in prison No. 19 in the Volgograd Region, four employees of the prison were killed
According to the Federal Penitentiary Service, the criminals were four, they took eight employees of the prison and four prisoners hostage. Four employees were… pic.twitter.com/LAtA0HYyLN
In response to the crisis, Russian special forces, including elite snipers from the Rosgvardia National Guard, were deployed to the facility, located about 850 km south of Moscow. After hours of negotiations failed, the special forces launched a tactical operation, during which all four attackers were shot dead. However, the operation came at a high cost, with four prison employees losing their lives—three during the attack and one later in the hospital due to injuries. Several others, both guards and prisoners, were injured, some severely.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on the situation during a virtual meeting with security leaders, where it was confirmed that there was no immediate threat to the civilian population. Volgograd's regional governor, Andrei Bocharov, emphasized the importance of upholding the law and warned against attempts to incite ethnic tensions in the region.
This incident is the second of its kind in recent months, following a similar hostage situation in June at a prison in the Rostov region, where ISIS-linked prisoners attempted a rebellion, resulting in the deaths of five inmates.