On the evening of June 23, unknown persons attacked a synagogue and a church in the cities of Makhachkala and Derbent of Dagestan. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan reported that gunmen in black clothing also fired at the police post in Makhachkala. Videos circulating on social media show them firing machine guns at police cars. It is said that six policemen were killed and 12 others were injured in the shootout with the attackers. Also, at least two fighters were shot dead.