Local sources have reported that two male civilians were abducted in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

According to the information, soldiers from the Russian Interior Ministry and armed bandits from the pro-Moscow regime in Russian occupied Chechen territory organized joint punishment operations in the district of Grozny.

On October 21, a male resident, born in 1972, was abducted from his house in the village of Gikalo. The hostage is accused of being a former member of the Chechen National Liberation Movement between 2004 and 2007.

On October 23, a male resident, born in 1982, was abducted from his house in the village of Alkhan-Kala. The hostage is accused of being a former member of the Chechen National Liberation Movement between 1996 and 2000.

The fates and whereabouts of hostages are unknown at the moment.

*Text was written by Waynakh Online and edited by Michael Capobianco