Sida shooting
| Sida shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sida, Abkhazia |
| Date | June 1, 1997 5:00 a.m. (MSD) |
| Target | Soldiers at military post |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, murder–suicide |
| Weapons | AK-47 |
| Deaths | 11 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 7 (3 seriously) |
| Perpetrator | Artur Vaganov |
The Sida shooting was a mass murder that occurred at an observation post of the Russian peacekeeping forces near the village Sida in Gali district, Abkhazia on June 1, 1997, when 22-year-old Sergeant Artur Vaganov killed ten of his comrades and wounded three others, before committing suicide.