PROKHLADNY, Kabardino-Balkaria -- One insurgent and one police officer were killed today in fighting after militants attacked a police station in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
Five other police were reportedly injured during the attack, which took place in the town of Prokhladny.
The attack was against a police station on the outskirts of the town the insurgents tried to escape in a police car.
In the nearby republic of Chechnya, a special operation near the border with Daghestan led to eight insurgents reportedly being killed. In Daghestan, two militants were reported shot dead by special forces.
Five other police were reportedly injured during the attack, which took place in the town of Prokhladny.
The attack was against a police station on the outskirts of the town the insurgents tried to escape in a police car.
In the nearby republic of Chechnya, a special operation near the border with Daghestan led to eight insurgents reportedly being killed. In Daghestan, two militants were reported shot dead by special forces.
