# Russian guard and inmate killed aboard prisoner train as reports conflict over alleged riot

https://mins.news/en/item/84050

- Meduza, 2026-10-02 20:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/02/russian-guard-and-inmate-killed-aboard-train-carrying-prisoners-reports-conflict-over-alleged-riot

> REN TV and Telegram channel 112 reported that prisoners on a Vladikavkaz–Adler transfer train rioted in Kabardino-Balkaria, killing one Federal Penitentiary Service officer and leaving three wounded; at least one prisoner was also killed. Mash and Baza described a prisoner seizing a rifle and opening fire, while a prison service source denied that a riot occurred and said one inmate was killed trying to escape.

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