2004 raid on Avtury

2004 battle in the Second Chechen War Raid on Avtury Second Chechen War Avtury, Chechnya July 12–13, 2004 Major Chechen victory Russia Chechnya Chechen Republic of IchkeriaFlag of Jihad.svg Arab Mujahideen Unknown Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Suleiman Elmurzayev Flag of Jihad.svg Abu Hafs al-Urduni Unknown 25 to 150 (possibly 60–70) At least 18–22 killed and 12 capturedRebels claimed 45–50+ killed At least 5 killed, 11 injured and 2 missingFederals claimed 15–20+ killed 2 civilians injured The raid on Avtury took place on 12–13 July 2004, when a large group of Chechen militants assaulted the Chechen village of Avtury. Attack After entering the village, separatist guerillas first blocked all entrances to the village and then attacked and seized the buildings of the security forces, inflicting heavy casualties on the defenders. A dozen members of pro-Moscow Chechen police and militia forces who had run out of ammunition were captured at dawn in their base. A car was also ambushed on the road to Avtury and all its passengers were killed.FROM THE CONFLICT ZONE: BULLETIN OF HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER “MEMORIAL” https://web.archive.org/web/20080311051806/http://www.memo.ru/eng/memhrc/texts/4bul07.shtml 2008-03-11 , Memorial, July 2004 As the rebels retreated and the government reinforcements arrived, the fighting reportedly continued in the forest outside the village later on the second day. According to the government sources, at least 18 pro-Moscow fighters and 15 rebels died in the village (20 according to Ramzan Kadyrov).Battle at Avtury settlement in Chechnya lasted almost twenty-four hours https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000754/http://newsfromrussia.com/accidents/2004/07/14/54955.html 2007-09-27 , Pravda, 14.07.2004 Initially it was claimed eight rebels were killed,18 soldiers of Chechen special forces killed by rebels, Pravda, 13.07.2004 and only one body was found at the site according to Memorial. The government declined to disclose the republican and federal losses during the fighting outside of Avtury. The separatists said they lost five men killed and two missing, while the Russian losses were estimated as at least 45 to 50 killed (including 15-20 commandos during a fight in the forest near Avtury) and dozens wounded. See also 2004 Nazran raid 2004 Grozny raid References Chechnya Category:21st-century mass murders in Russia Category:2004 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Russia in 2004 Category:2004 murders in Russia Category:Battles of the Second Chechen War Category:Battles involving Chechnya Category:July 2004 in Russia Category:Battles in 2004 Category:Ambushes of the Second Chechen War Category:2004 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Europe Category:Road incidents in Russia Category:Attacks on road transport Category:Attacks on police stations in Russia Category:Attacks on police stations in 2004