Terrorist attacks in Russia in 2017 were reduced by 16% while 24 terrorist attacks were prevented, said Russia's Attorney General Yuri Chaika. "The extermination of terrorist groups in Syria has resulted in a reduction in the number of Russian citizens trying to join the ranks of international terrorism as well as those returning from war zones," Chaika said.
At the same time, he pointed out that in 2017, in cooperation with the National Counter-Terrorism Committee, coordination in the war on terror was improved. According to Yuri Chaika, security forces prevented 1500 extremist acts, mainly related to calls posted on the Internet concerning the country's territorial integrity, public order and security, while 972 people were identified as being related. with these appeals.
Chaika also noted that foreign organizations, which are considered undesirable in Russia, began to be active on the eve of the Russian presidential election. In total, the list of unwanted organizations includes two British organizations - "Open Russia" (OR, Open Russia) and Civic Movement (the online social movement of "Open Russia") - and the American organization "Institute of Modern Russia"
