The 2007 Zhani-Vedeno ambush occurred on 7 October when a convoy of vehicles carrying local
Russian
interior ministry
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soldiers and policemen was ambushed in the volatile
Vedeno
Vedeno (russian: Ведено; ce, Ведана, ''Vedana'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vedensky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Vedeno is incorporated into Vedens ...
region of
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
. The ambush resulted in the deaths of at least four soldiers and the hospitalisation of 10 to 16. It was carried out under the command of Amir Aslambek, and was one of the deadliest attacks in several months.
According to an article by ''
Kommersant'', the convoy of a dozen
armored military trucks and
armored personnel carriers carrying detachments of local police officers and servicemen from the ''
Akhmad Kadyrov Patrol Police Regiment-2'' and the South (''Yug'') Battalion of
Internal Troops (both composed of ''
Kadyrovtsy'') was reinforcing forces involved in the clearance operation in the village of Dargo, a bastion of the resistance to Russian rule for 300 years.
According to the separatist website
Chechenpress
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As of 200 ...
, the ambush and subsequent fighting resulted in the deaths of 25 soldiers (10 to 16 from the ambush) and one rebel.
Новые подробности операции моджахедов в с.Дарго
The Russian sources also said a body of fighter was found in Dargo.
References
External links
Convoy Ambushed in Vedeno
The Jamestown Foundation, October 11, 2007
4 Dead, 10 Injured in Chechen Ambush
'' The Moscow Times'', October 9, 2007
Four Killed, At Least 10 Wounded in Chechnya Attack
Voice of America, 8 October 2007
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21st-century mass murder in Russia
Ambushes in Europe
Battles of the Second Chechen War
Battles involving Chechnya
October 2007 events in Russia
Operations of the Second Chechen War
Terrorist incidents in Russia in 2007