Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis
1996 hostage crisis during the First Chechen War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis, also known in Russia as the terrorist act in Kizlyar (Russian: Теракт в Кизляре), occurred in January 1996 during the First Chechen War. What began as a raid by Chechen separatist forces led by Salman Raduyev against a federal military airbase near Kizlyar, Dagestan, became a hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians, most of whom were quickly released. It culminated in a battle between the Chechens and Russian special forces in the village of Pervomayskoye, which was destroyed by Russian artillery fire. Although the Chechens escaped from the siege with some of their hostages, at least 26 hostages and more than 200 combatants on both sides died. One third of the homes in Pervomayskoye were destroyed.[6]
Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye crisis | |||||||
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Part of the First Chechen War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | Russian Federation | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Khunkar-Pasha Israpilov Salman Raduyev Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev Aidamir Abalayev |
Boris Yeltsin Viktor Chernomyrdin Gen. Mikhail Barsukov (Director of FSB) Gen. Anatoly Kulikov (Interior Minister) Andrei Krestyaninov † (SOBR commander) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Armed groups (in Kizlyar) of: Aydimir Abalayev (about 70 people) Turpal Atgeriev (40 people) Suleiman Raduyev (brother of Salman Raduyev) (about 60 people) Khunkar-Pasha Israpilov (about 30 people) And the armed formation under the command of Musa Charayev (about 40 people) |
Kizlyar: 3693th Battalion MVD Interior Troops Pervomayskoye: 29th OSN "Bulat" (Moscow) 22nd Spetsnaz Brigade, GRU Alpha Group | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Kizlyar: 240[1]–250[2] Pervomayskoye: ~439[3][4] |
Kizlyar: Unknown Pervomayskoye: 2,500 Infantry 32 Mortars and artillery pieces 3 Grad rocket launchers 54 infantry fighting vehicles 22 BTR 4 BRDM Several tanks combat helicopters | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
70 Killed 30 Captured Unknown number wounded Other estimate: 200 killed and captured[5] |
63 MVD Internal Troops killed (Kizlyar) 126 Russian troops killed, 95 wounded (all forces) 2 Mi-8 helicopters and 2 APCs destroyed | ||||||
15 Civilians killed and 11 POWs killed, several hundred wounded, 250 homes destroyed in Pervomayskoye[4] |