2004 raid on Grozny was a series of overnight attacks in central

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...

, capital of

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. It was carried out by Chechen insurgents. The assassination of the Chechnyan president Akhmad Kadyrov on May 9, 2004 is seen as the beginning of the offensive and was followed by a major attack carried out a month after rebels captured arms depot in the capital of the

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region, leaving with 200,000 weapons and a trove of ammunition. According to estimates of the investigation group, 250-400 fighters entered Grozny on August 21, established their own roadblocks, and simultaneously attacked a number of

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s and other targets. According to

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sources, this attack killed 58 members of the police and pro-Moscow militia and five federal soldiers. More than a dozen civilians were also killed.Armed Raid on Grozny, August 21, 2004

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The Grozny raid was also part of the series of attacks that also included targets in Russia. After the major offensive at Grozny, Chechen women suicide bombers successfully blew two passenger airliners, killing 90 passengers.

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21st-century mass murder in Russia Operations of the Second Chechen War Terrorist incidents in Russia in 2004

Battles involving Chechnya

History of Grozny August 2004 events in Russia {{Chechnya-stub Battles in 2004

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