2004 Nazran raid
| Nazran raid | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Chechen War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abukar Kostoyev † Zyaudin Kotiyev † Sergei Koryakov |
Shamil Basayev Dokka Umarov Ali Taziev | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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88–120 killed 6 wounded | At least 6 killed | ||||||
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~25–27 civilians killed Total casualties: 92–98 killed 106 wounded | |||||||
The Nazran raid was a large-scale raid carried out in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia on the night of June 21–22, 2004, by a group of Chechen militants led by Chechen commanders Shamil Basayev and Dokku Umarov. Basayev's main goal, besides capturing a large cache of weapons, was a show of strength. The attack by Chechen fighters on the Ingush city of Nazran is associated with the bad attitude of the Ingush authorities towards Chechen refugees.