ISIS fanatics take control of Russian jail cutting guard's throat and taunting Putin before gruesome siege ends in bloodshed when inmate 'fails to blow himself up' and is 'liquidated' by special forces along with three others
ISIS fanatic inmates who took took control of a Russian penal colony, slashing a guard's throat and forcing maimed hostages to beg Putin for help, have now been 'liquidated' by snipers, according to security forces.
Video emerged of knife-wielding prisoners at the 'harsh regime' IK-19 penal colony in Volgograd saying they were 'mujahideen' of Islamic State seeking revenge for their 'brothers' who carried out the Crocus City Hall massacre.
One of the hostage-takers, identified as Rustamchon Navruzi, 23, a native of Tajikistan, is said to have strapped himself with explosives the prisoners made in the jail workshop using petrol and industrial liquids.
The four attackers posted gruesome videos showing them holding a knife to the neck of a terrified guard while other uniformed officials were seen lying on the floor bleeding.
A wounded prison officer - his face covered in blood - was seen in another video being forced to beg Vladimir Putin to intervene inside the Surovikino prison compound.
The hostage-takers reportedly demanded a helicopter, £1.5 million in cash and an air corridor to the southeast in order to leave the country, and threatened to kill the hostages if their demands weren't met.
But the siege came to a dramatic end as Russia's feared special forces moved in with Navruzi trying and failing to detonate his suicide vest - before being 'liquidated' along with his three fellow attackers.
Video emerged of a prisoner holding a knife to the neck of one of the guards, whose blood appeared to be all over his uniform
At least five uniformed prison officials were seen lying in pools of blood with a knife-wielding hostage-taker nearby
One prison guard was seen lying on the floor, with blood all over his face and clothes
One of the hostage-takers, who appeared to be holding flag affiliated with ISIS, is said to have strapped himself with explosives. Footage shows the hostage-takers brandishing knives in videos shared on social media
Russian special services troops were reported to be at the scene (unconfirmed footage on social media appears to be showing the troops)
In the Kremlin, a pale-looking Putin was seen discussing the crisis with officials.
In their bloodthirsty videos, the perpetrators described themselves as 'Mujahideen of the Islamic State', and at least one spoke Arabic, as they said they had seized control of the penal colony they were held at.
Mash news outlet said it is believed the four hostage takers had become radicalised inside the jail.
Russia state media said at least one member of the prison staff is believed to have been killed.
Footage shows at least four uniformed prison officials lying or sitting in pools of blood. Three guards of the guards were lying motionless and one appeared to have had his throat cut.
Another was sitting upright in a doorway, where a knifeman was yanking him around by his neck.
The prisoner who was heard begging for Putin to intervene appeared to have been forced to do so by the hostage-takers.
A knifeman could be heard dictating to the officer what to say to Putin. 'Appeal to Putin, appeal to the president,' he says to the prisoner.
'I appeal to the President of the Russian Federation….' The voice of the captor says: 'Louder…', as the prisoner replies: 'I appeal to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to fulfill the demand. I need a doctor.'
The ISIS hostage-taker says: 'You see, your own people have left you, they're not helping you. We've been demanding for half an hour that they call a doctor. They ran away and left you behind. Here are your friends, here are your colleagues.'
A separate video shows a rattled Putin, 71, start a security council meeting by seeking to show he is in charge of the latest crisis to hit him amid the war with Ukraine.
'The Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service has reported to me on the situation in one of the prisons in the Volgograd region,' he said.
'I want to hear from the Minister of the Interior and the Director of the Federal Security Service [FSB].'
