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| 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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