GROZNY. May 23 (Interfax-AVN) - Two active members of illegal armed groups have been killed in a sweep in the Shelkovskaya village of Chechnya, Ruslan Alkhanov, the republic's interior minister, told Interfax-AVN on Wednesday.
"A targeted special operation was mounted in the village of Shelkovskaya. Two militants were detected and killed in a shootout," he said.
One of the killed militants was identified. Investigation has started to identify the other.
Weapons and ammunition were seized at the scene.
No law enforcement officers and local citizens were hurt in the course of the operation, the minister emphasized.