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| '''2004 raid on Grozny''' was a series of overnight attacks in central ], capital of ]. | '''2004 raid on Grozny''' was a series of overnight attacks in central ], capital of ]. | ||
| According to estimates of the investigation group, 250-400 fighters entered the city on August 21, established their own ]s, and simultaneously attacked a number of ]s and other targets, according to ] sources killing 58 members of police and ] and five federal soldiers. More than a dozen civilians were also killed.<ref> ]</ref> | According to estimates of the investigation group, 250-400 fighters entered the city on August 21, established their own ]s, and simultaneously attacked a number of ]s and other targets, according to ] sources killing 58 members of police and ] and five federal soldiers. More than a dozen civilians were also killed.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417233522/http://www.memo.ru/eng/memhrc/texts/4groz-at.shtml |date=April 17, 2007 }} ]</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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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 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 | At least 50 fighters killed | ||||||
| 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 places 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.
See also
References
- Armed Raid on Grozny, August 21, 2004 Archived April 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Memorial
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