Analysts dispute about involvement of figurants in armed incidents in KChR in underground

The armed underground is unlikely to be involved in two attacks on law enforcers committed in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), but there is a link with the terror act at the Crocus City Hall. This was stated by analysts and military experts. In his turn, Amir Kolov, an expert, is sure that this is all part of a campaign to discredit the North-Caucasian nations.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 29, as a result of an attack on a traffic police (DPS) squad in the village of Mara-Ayagy in the KChR, two law enforcers were killed. Three policemen and one "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) fighter were wounded.

Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, is sure that the attackers were not underground militants, since they "act completely differently."

Vasily Dandykin, a military expert, has suggested that the attacks may be related to the terror act at the Crocus City Hall. "After that terror act, security measures and the fight against terrorists in general were strengthened. And they decided to commit their attacks on law enforcers before they were identified and neutralized," he has stated.

In his opinion, if the militants had fled after the first attack and could not be found, then it was expected that they could commit another attack.

Amir Kolov, a retired colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), insists that recent attacks on law enforcers are not related to the armed underground.

"An issue arises on whether these forces has organized executions of law enforcers in the KChR, which will allow these forces to strengthen restrictions on the rights of natives from Northern Caucasus and put obstacles in their access to civil service and other official bodies," Mr Kolov has concluded.