KBR: two persons killed in CTO

Two suspected militants have been killed near the village of Atazhukino in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), which is under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime.

Today, the CTO regime has been introduced within a part of the Baksan District at 5:00 a.m. Moscow time.

"At 5:30 a.m. Moscow time, during a shootout, two militants, who opened fire on fighters of the federal forces, were eliminated," the "Interfax" quotes a source in the law enforcement agencies of the region.

According to the source, the killed suspects are to be identified, and law enforcers discovered a dugout at the place of the armed clash.