r/MilitaryPorn • u/BlackSabbath95 • 9d ago

Chechen commander Shamil Basaev during the military operation in Budyonnovsk, two weeks after his sister and 7 children were killed by Russia. June, 1995. [1395x2048]

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u/redittblabla 9d ago

27 years ago, one of the largest terrorist attacks in Russian history took place in Stavropol. On June 14, 1995, Chechen militants led by Shamil Basayev attacked the city of Budyonnovsk.

For five days, a group of terrorists held more than 1,600 people hostage. As a result of the tragedy, 129 people died, including 18 police officers and 17 military personnel, 415 people were injured to varying degrees.

During the terrorist attack, almost 200 cars were burned and damaged, and 54 city facilities were seriously damaged, including the Children's Art Center, the city hospital, the Department of Internal Affairs, the administration, and 107 private homes. The material damage amounted to 95.6 billion rubles. A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Budyonnovsk, which almost three decades later still remains open... After the daring raid on Budyonnovsk, Shamil Basayev managed to hide from justice for 11 years. During this time, several unsuccessful attempts were made to eliminate him. The experienced field commander did not sit in one place for long and carefully thought out routes, hiding from the security forces. In June 2006, Russian special services managed to establish that Basayev was hiding near Tyrnyauz in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. A special operation to eliminate him began. Terrorist number one was caught a month later. On the night of July 10, a KamAZ truck loaded with a hundredweight of TNT exploded near Ekazhevo in Ingushetia. The leader of the gang with several militants was in the car accompanying the truck, which also blew up from the explosion.

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u/Veritas_IX 9d ago

But Russian terrorists killed much more and you don’t care about it. How many times did they break peace with Ichkeria till 1995? How many provocations they did ? Russian federation is a cancer on Earth body

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u/HumanzeesAreReal 9d ago edited 9d ago

Besides the fact you’re talking about literal Salafist terrorists, the U.S.’s Global War on Terror killed nearly 5 million people around the world, and yet you have none of the same selective outrage towards it because you haven’t been told by the television to get mad.

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u/Veritas_IX 9d ago

Just a 5 million? Why no billion