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Part of Second Chechen War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Federation | Chechen separatists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Movladi Baisarov (among others) | Doku Umarov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
63 killed (Memorial est.) | At least 1 killed and 3 captured (by Baisarov) |
2004 raid on Grozny was a series of overnight attacks in central Grozny, capital of Chechnya which killed at least 58 members of security forces, five federal soldiers and more than a dozen civilians.
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 a police targets and polling stations.
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