Update (1128 EST): The Russian Federal Penitentiary Service has confirmed that four employees were killed and four were injured after four suspects took eight employees and four prisoners hostage..As this publication reported earlier today, at approximately 0630 EST, four central Asian republic citizens imprisoned at IK-19 Penal Colony in Surovikino, Volgograd Oblast, Russian Federation rioted and took control of a part of the installation. At least three prison guards were reportedly killed and at least four hostages were taken..The hostage takers, Temur Khusinov, Ramzidin Toshev, Rustamchon Navruzi, and Nazirchon Toshov posted several videos to social media forcing on the of the hostages to plea to President Putin for the release of Islamic prisoners. The hostage takers claimed that the oppression of Muslims in Russia motivated their actions as well as, in their view, the negative treatment of the Crocus Music Hall attackers in custody..https://twitter.com/Northistan/status/1826979793990045971.At approximately 0950 EST, several gunshots were reported during the standoff. Eyewitnesses and Russian-affiliated TG pages reported that Russian National Guard Snipers shot and killed all four of the hostage takers as infantry and special operations troops stormed the compound..As of this publication the hostage situation has ended. Although there has bee no definitive reports on the status of the hostages.
Update (1128 EST): The Russian Federal Penitentiary Service has confirmed that four employees were killed and four were injured after four suspects took eight employees and four prisoners hostage..As this publication reported earlier today, at approximately 0630 EST, four central Asian republic citizens imprisoned at IK-19 Penal Colony in Surovikino, Volgograd Oblast, Russian Federation rioted and took control of a part of the installation. At least three prison guards were reportedly killed and at least four hostages were taken..The hostage takers, Temur Khusinov, Ramzidin Toshev, Rustamchon Navruzi, and Nazirchon Toshov posted several videos to social media forcing on the of the hostages to plea to President Putin for the release of Islamic prisoners. The hostage takers claimed that the oppression of Muslims in Russia motivated their actions as well as, in their view, the negative treatment of the Crocus Music Hall attackers in custody..https://twitter.com/Northistan/status/1826979793990045971.At approximately 0950 EST, several gunshots were reported during the standoff. Eyewitnesses and Russian-affiliated TG pages reported that Russian National Guard Snipers shot and killed all four of the hostage takers as infantry and special operations troops stormed the compound..As of this publication the hostage situation has ended. Although there has bee no definitive reports on the status of the hostages.
