MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the prosecutor's office, the assailants were armed with guns and axes.
"On August 17, two unknown men attacked a traffic patrol station located at the 20th kilometer of Shchelkovskoye highway. As a result two police officers sustained injuries, one of them is in a critical condition," the office's press service said in a statement.
The prosecutor's office is working to establish the identities of the alleged attackers and is investigating the motives behind the attack.