Group of mercenaries destroyed in Chechnya

A large group of separatists was routed in Chechnya. Turkish, Algerian and German citizens were among its members.

The operation was conducted by Russian special operations forces on December 23 three kilometers east from Serzhen-Yurt. A large base of separatists, which was equipped by the laws of military art, was found their. At the base were ammunition depots and underground communications. Besides, it was protected by a mine-field.

According to the President's aide Sergey Yastrjembsky, 17 separatists were killed as a result of a short combat. The majority of the separatists were dressed in the uniform of the Russian Army, he noted.

Russia has already informed special services of the states whose citizens were among the destroyed separatists, Sergey Yastrjembsky said.