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43°18′58″N 45°40′59″E / 43.316°N 45.683°E / 43.316; 45.683
2004 raid on Grozny | |||||||
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Part of Second Chechen War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Chechen Republic Russian Federation | Chechen separatists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Movladi Baisarov and others | Doku Umarov and others | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Several thousand | 250-400 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
At least 58 policemen and militiamen and 5 soldiers killed | Unknown | ||||||
At least 13 civilians killed |
2004 raid on Grozny was a series of overnight attacks in central Grozny, capital of Chechnya.
According to estimates of the investigation group, 250-400 fighters entered the city on August 21, established their own roadblocks, and simultaneously attacked a number of polling stations and other targets, according to law enforcement sources killing 58 members of police and pro-Moscow militia and five federal soldiers. More than a dozen civilians were also killed.
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