A convoy with humanitarian aid has come under fire in Chechnya

A column with humanitarian aid supplies for local population has come under fire in Chechnya. According to information obtained from the sources in the Chechen Department of the Interior, the incident occurred on Friday in the village of Lermontovo in the Achkhoi-Martan region in the west of Chechnya.

The convoy of trucks was transporting supplies of humanitarian aid from the neighbouring Ingushetia, which is also a part of the Russian Federation, along the "Caucasus" federal highway. Suddenly, the convoy was shot at by the group of unidentified perpetrators. As a result, one of the truck drivers was killed. The criminals managed to escape.

The same day, three Russian police officers were badly wounded in Chechnya's capital Grozny. They tried to disarm an explosive device found along the road in the Staropromyslovski district of the city. The mine exploded unexpectedly. The wounded officers were taken to a local hospital.