A total of 11 alleged terrorists were liquidated in the tinderbox Islamic region of Dagestan over several days.
In one incident Vladimir Putins law enforcement officers stormed a house where a special police shooting robot was used against the suspects, say sources.
A dramatic video shows police marksmen pounding the house with bullets from an armoured vehicle.
The bullet-ridden bodies of six men were later shown in pictures revealed by the investigative authorities.
They rebels were reported to have waived a jihadist flag.
A statement from the Russian Investigative Committee, which probes serious crime, read: Guns, bullets, knives and grenades were discovered at the scene.
A hand made bomb was found equal in power to five kilograms of TNT.
The house went up in flames.
One of the dead men was named as Alexander Svistak, from Nefteyugansk in Siberia.
Russia security forces unleashed the robot on suspected jihadis
The robot shot at the suspected 'sleeper cell'
Guns, bullets, knives and grenades were discovered at the scene
In another operation two alleged members of an armed underground unit were killed in a forest in Derbent district.
A law enforcement source said: A grenade launcher, an assault rifle, cartridges, and a variety of criminal gear were found at the scene of the fight.
The raid came ahead of this summer's World Cup in RussiaEAST2WEST The raid came ahead of this summer's World Cup in Russia Separately, three rebels with links to the underground radical Islamic movement were stopped in a sedan car in Derbent.
Special forces asked for their documents and the terrorists took out their guns and opened fire, reported the Investigative Committee.
The committee added: Police shot back and all the attackers were liquidated at the scene.
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