2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 8, 2026 12:52 AM IST
Four Indian medical students were injured in a knife attack in Ufa, in Russia on Saturday, as per the Indian Embassy. Officials from the Indian consulate in Kazan, situated about 400 km away, were on their way to offer assistance to those affected, as per a statement by the Indian Embassy in Moscow.
“An unfortunate incident of attack has occurred in Ufa. Several persons including four Indian students have been injured. The Embassy is in touch with the authorities and the officials from the Consulate in Kazan are on their way to Ufa to provide assistance to the injured students,” said a post by the Indian Embassy in Moscow on Saturday evening.
As per local media report, at least six persons, including Indian nationals, and two police officers were injured in a stabbing attack on Saturday in a sports hall of foreign students’ hostel at a university in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic.
An unfortunate incident of attack has occurred in Ufa. Several persons including four Indian students have been injured. The Embassy is in touch with the authorities and the officials from the Consulate in Kazan are on their way to Ufa to provide assistance to the injured…
— India in Russia (@IndEmbMoscow) February 7, 2026
According to preliminary reports, a teenager armed with a knife entered the medical university dormitory of the State Medical University in Ufa, attacked the students living there and stabbed several of them.
“The attacker resisted arrest, during which two police officers were stabbed. Furthermore, the suspect also inflicted bodily harm on himself,” Interior Ministry spokesperson Maj General Irina Volk was quoted as saying by RTVI.com webportal.
The Investigative Committee has launched a probe into the incident.
The attacker, identified as a 15-year old youth, has been admitted to a local children’s hospital in serious condition while the four students and two police officers have been admitted to local clinical hospital, Baza telegram channel said.
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According to eyewitnesses, “there was blood all around,” Ren TV said, showing footage of wounded being taken to hospital by ambulance vans.
