The Russian government has pledged to pay compensation to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala.

More than 7.8 million rubles will be sent to the families of the victims, and more than 1.8 million rubles will go to those injured during the attacks on churches and synagogues in Dagestan in the summer of 2024.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on June 23, 2024, on Trinity Day, which is one of the main Christian holidays, militants attacked synagogues and Orthodox churches in Derbent and Makhachkala. According to investigators, the group included 11 people; Magomed Kagirov was supposed to join the militants, but he did not participate in the terrorist attacks. The investigation into Kagirov's case was completed in February.

The Russian government will allocate over 10 million rubles from the reserve fund for compensation payments following the 2024 terrorist attack in Dagestan. This was reported in a government order published on October 2 on the official legal information portal.

"In 2025, allocate budgetary appropriations in the amount of 10,318,500 rubles from the reserve fund of the government of the Russian Federation to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the purpose of providing another interbudgetary transfer to the budget of the Republic of Dagestan for the financial support of compensation payments to individuals and legal entities in the cities of Makhachkala and Derbent of the Republic of Dagestan," the document states.

It is noted that the payments are intended to compensate for damages resulting from the terrorist attack and for harm caused "in preventing the terrorist attack." More than 7.8 million rubles will be sent to the families of the victims, and more than 1.8 million rubles will be sent to people who suffered health damage. The authorities will allocate 600,000 rubles to pay victims who lost property.

It should be noted that during a hearing held in August in the Southern District Military Court, six alleged accomplices in the attacks on churches and synagogues in Dagestan in the summer of 2024 refused to plead guilty. There are 11 defendants in the case, five of whom were killed. One of the six defendants is Magomed Kagirov, who is accused of training in terrorist activities; the others are the Magomedovs, all with the same last name: Gadzhimurad, Zaur, Magomed, Ramazan, and Khalid. The latter four are accused of possessing firearms and explosives and belonging to a terrorist organization; Gadzhimurad Magomedov, like Kagirov, is charged with training in terrorist activities.

Even before the trial began, Magomed, Khalid, and Zaur Magomedov claimed that weapons, ammunition, and an explosive device were planted on them.

"Caucasian Knot" prepared reports "Key Points About the Participants in the Makhachkala and Derbent Attacks" and "Attacks on Churches, Synagogues, and Security Forces in Dagestan".