OREANDA-NEWS  Five hostage-takers appeared before the Southern District Military Court in the pre-trial detention center No. 1 (SIZO-1) in Rostov-on-Don in the summer of 2024. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The defendants are Daniil Kamnev, Ramzan Albekov, Magomed Alkhanov, Malik Gandaloev and Adam Kodzoev (all included in the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists). They are charged under articles on attempted escape, hostage-taking, disruption of the work of institutions, participation in a terrorist organization, attempted terrorist attack and preparation for participation in an illegal armed formation. At the meeting, four fully admitted their guilt, and the fifth partially.

Hostage-taking and escape attempts by prisoners of the Rostov pre-trial detention center took place on June 16, 2024. Nine people participated in the crime, four of them were eliminated during the assault.