Most people are wary of dark roads and strangers when they go on a night out.
But for Russian party goers there was a whole new thing to worry about as they were brutally attacked by police officers who stormed the Karakum nightclub in Yelets.
Shocking footage has been released which shows the officers raiding the club in the Lipetsk Oblast region of Russia.
The attack happened on the night of November 18 and saw police dressed in black with some wearing balaclavas.
CCTV shows a large number of officers pouring into the nightclub and immediately rushing towards the men dancing inside.
The officers throw the men to the ground and kick and stamp on them.
They also taser them in the shocking footage.
The brutal attack saw police officers storming the Karakum nightclub in Yelets and attacking party goers with tasers and stun guns
The officers then make them lie on the floor and place their hands behind their heads while continuing to deliver kicks to their bodies.
Although all the club goers are made to lie down, it appears that only the men were assaulted with the women watching on in horror.
Some people can be seen cautiously entering the club before coming across the carnage and trying to flee.
Some of the clubbers are distraught as they watch the police attack them with most of the women left to watch on
While attacking the clubbers, the police fail to talk to them or suggest a reason for the raid.
According to CrimeRussia, the revelers were arrested and taken to the police station.
They were later released without any charges.
A number of men can be seen writhing in pain on the floor as the police officers stand over them menacingly
At the height of the carnage, police officers can be seen throwing stunned clubbers onto the floor and repeatedly striking them
In the CCTV footage, dancers can be seen enjoying the music in different rooms in the club.
In each room, they react in horror as a crowd of police swarm inside and start throwing people to the floor.
In one room, a clubber sees the police coming and throws himself to the floor but is still attacked.
None of the men seem to fight back.
The police show no remorse as they kick and attack the clubbers who lay prone on the floor
Clubbers can be seen clutching their heads and staring around in confusion as they try and take in the shocking scene
Afterwards, the police justified the attack to the local media.
They claimed that the Karakum nightclub was selling ‘narcotic substances’ and the police raided it to catch the culprits.
They also confirmed that more than 20 people were taken to Yelets department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia to ‘establish identity and verify documents.’
Many of the clubbers look shocked by what is happening and take time to react to the police
The police sprinted into the open doors of the club and attacked a few people who were milling around the entrance
After the attack, a number of men lay prone on the floor while the police step over and monitor them.
At one point, an officer bends down to exchange words with one of the prone men.
In sickening footage, men can be seen face down on the ground with the officers stepping on them and prodding them with their boots.
A large number of police officers dressed in dark clothing and balaclavas can be see running into Karakum
Clubbers looked stunned as the police officers rushed in and immediately started attacking them