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2004 raid on Grozny
Part of Second Chechen War
Date August 21-22, 2004 Location Grozny, Chechnya Result Russian victory Chechen militants pushed back into the forests
Belligerents
Russia  Chechnya	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

• 2004 Nazran raid
• 2004 Avtury raid

References

1. Armed Raid on Grozny, August 21, 2004 Archived April 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Memorial

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