This is the moment Russian special forces used a machinegun robot during an operation to kill an ISIS warlord behind a wave of deadly bombings in the country.

Dramatic footage shows anti-terror officers firing into a building after cornering Rustam Aselderov at a secret compound in the North Caucasus city of Makhachkala.

Moments later, a weaponised robot trundles into view and is manoeuvred to face the building before opening fire.

Russian special forces used a machinegun robot (pictured) during an operation to kill an ISIS warlord behind a wave of deadly bombings in the country

A weaponised robot trundles into view and is manoeuvred to face the building before it opens fire

Dramatic footage shows anti-terror officers firing into a building after cornering Rustam Aselderov at a secret compound in the North Caucasus city of Makhachkala

Rustam Aselderov was thought to have been involved in blasts in the southern Russian city of Volgograd which killed 34 in 2013. He was fighting for another Caucasus insurgent group at the time. It also linked him to twin car blasts in Dagestan in 2012 that killed 14 and injured at least 120

Soldiers can be seen securing the area after the robot's machinegun had ripped holes in the wall in a hail of bullets.

Aselderov, also known as Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Qadari, and four of his henchmen were 'neutralised' in the raid.

Russia's FSB security service revealed on Sunday that it had killed an ISIS 'emir' in the operation.

The FSB said in a statement that 'among the neutralised bandits was the head of the Caucasus region's branch of the Islamic State Rustam Aselderov, and four of his close associates.'

Aselderov, also known as Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Qadari, and four of his henchmen were 'neutralised' in the raid. The robot is pictured firing into the building

Soldiers can be seen securing the area after the robot's machinegun had ripped holes in the wall in a hail of bullets

The FSB said that 35-year-old was involved in blasts in the southern Russian city of Volgograd which killed 34 in 2013.

He was fighting for another Caucasus insurgent group at the time. It also linked him to twin car blasts in Dagestan in 2012 that killed 14 and injured at least 120.

The FSB said he also organised a foiled attack that was to take place on Moscow's Red Square on New Year's Eve 2010 involving two female suicide bombers.

The warlord pledged allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in December 2014, the first major militant to do so in the Caucasus.

ISIS named Aselderov the governor of a new Caucasus province. The terror group has since claimed responsibility for a number of attacks on police in Dagestan.

Aselderov previously fought with the local Caucasus Emirate insurgent group, taking over as leader of its Dagestan branch in 2012, the FSB said.

Russia's FSB security service revealed on Sunday that it had killed an ISIS 'emir' in the operation

The warlord pledged allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in December 2014, the first major militant to do so in the Caucasus

In 2015 the US Department of State imposed sanctions on Aselderov as a 'foreign terrorist fighter' after the jihadist group appointed him leader of its North Caucasus franchise.

Russia in October offered a 5 million ruble ($78,000) reward for information on Aselderov's whereabouts.

The FSB said a joint operation with the interior ministry had cornered Aselderov and his fighters in a private house in the city of Makhachkala, where they found 'automatic weapons and a large amount of ammunition and explosives.'