The hostage-taking took place in a penal colony in the Volgograd region of Russia, according to Russian media and telegram channels, UNN reports.
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According to SHOT, there was a riot in CF no. 19.
It is reported that some of the convicts took the colony's employees hostage. At least one employee of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service was killed and several others were wounded, Baza reports.
According to Baza, four hostages have been taken in CF no. 19 in Russia. "Some of them may have already been killed," the report says.
"1 FSIN officer killed, three seriously wounded as a result of an attack by prisoners in the CF-19," SHOT writes, citing a source.
"In the footage distributed in telegram channels, the attackers claim to belong to ISIS," Astra notes.
According to preliminary data, according to Baza, the colony was seized by four people. Law enforcement officers are reportedly gathering at the colony building.
"Special forces arrived at VK-19, there are 1230 prisoners in the colony, the attackers call themselves members of the terrorist and banned ISIS," SHOT writes.
"1 FSIN officer killed, three seriously wounded as a result of an attack by prisoners in the VK-19," SHOT also writes, citing a source.
SHOT quoted a source as saying that the attack took place during a meeting of the disciplinary commission, up to five employees were held hostage, and the attackers were preliminarily four.
Also, SHOT reports, citing a source, that 45-year-old Andriy Devyatov, a member of CF-19, is preliminarily being held hostage by terrorists, as is the deputy head of CF-19.