On 23 August 2024, four prison inmates attacked the guards of the IK-19 Surovikino penal colony in Surovikino, in Volgograd Oblast of southern Russia and took hostages.
Unconfirmed reports said the attackers were linked to the Islamic State. The attackers claimed they were taking revenge for the detained suspects in the Crocus City Hall attack in March 2024.
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