2 people were killed and 9 wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia in the third quarter of 2026.

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At least 11 people were injured in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus from July 1 to September 30, 2026. 2 killed and 9 wounded, three of them are security officials. Such are the results of the calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from open sources.

On the night of July 18-19, a shootout occurred near the "Magadan" restaurant in Rostov-on-Don, during which two people were injured. Two participants in the conflict were detained. According to the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a conflict arose between two men, ending in a fight and shooting with traumatic pistols. One of the participants fled in a car but was later detained. During the shootout, two people were injured – a participant in the incident and a restaurant security guard.

On July 20 in Malgobek, police stopped the car of Merzhoev, a KIA Rio, asking the driver to present documents. In response, the driver fired several times at the security officials with an unidentified weapon, then ran into a police "Lada Granta" and fled the scene. No injuries were reported. Later, the driver was detained and arrested for two months on charges of non-life-threatening violence against law enforcement officials.

On July 29, unknown individuals broke into a house in the city of Sunzha, where one of the suspects fired at least three shots from a firearm at a 52-year-old local resident. The man died from his injuries at the scene. After committing the crime, the suspects fled. Three suspects were later detained; they claim that the man had cursed the brother of one of them.

On August 1, a shootout occurred in Volgodonsk, Rostov region. During a domestic conflict, one of the participants opened fire with a traumatic pistol, injuring two people who received injuries. The shooter was arrested.

On August 14, the investigation reported that a 44-year-old man received about 20 stab wounds in the city garden of Makhachkala and died. According to the investigation, the motive for the murder was blood revenge. The police detained a suspect in the murder.

On August 23 in Ingushetia, a police officer opened fire on a car during a chase and injured a child inside. Doctors described his condition as stable but indicated the need for long-term rehabilitation. Some residents of the republic, commenting on the video of the incident on social media, blamed the police officer, while others blamed the driver of the car for not obeying the security officials.

On August 28 in the Khivsky district of Dagestan, a 59-year-old man kidnapped the five-year-old daughter of his acquaintance to exert psychological pressure on the woman, and during his detention, he threatened to kill the child. During the arrest, he injured two police officers with a knife. The man was detained on charges of kidnapping a child, attempted murder, and assaulting police officers.

On September 7 in the center of Gudermes, a man armed with a knife attacked a police officer and was himself injured. The attacker turned out to be a 24-year-old local resident suffering from a mental illness. His relatives were detained after the attack but were later released, sources reported. Law enforcement officials did not see any political motive or connection with the underground in the attacker's actions. The reason for the attack could have been a domestic conflict or the mental state of the attacker.

Previously, in the second quarter of 2026, four people died and eight were injured. A year ago, in the third quarter of 2025, four people died and two were injured.