Russia, whose defense and security agencies are heavily focused on its war in Ukraine, has seen a recent upsurge in Islamist militant attacks.
Four knife-wielding prisoners claiming to be Islamic State group militants launched a deadly attack in a penal colony in southern Russia on Friday before being killed and their hostages released, officials said.
The attack left four people dead, while the four hostage-taking prisoners were “neutralized” by snipers, Russian officials said.
The attackers initially seized eight penal colony employees and four fellow inmates, according to Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Ser
Ah yes. Surely if you give Russia the land it wants, it will never again invade. Surely. Just like they agreed to never invade Ukraine if they gave up their nukes.
Pro tip: if Russia invades your country, just give them your land! That way noone will die! Except those that died at the start of the invasion. And those that will die in the next invasion when Russia wants more free land.