2002 Grozny OMON ambush

2002 Grozny OMON ambush

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Grozny OMON ambush


caption=
partof=Second Chechen War
place=Grozny, Chechnya
date=April 18 2002
result=Rebel victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=21 killed, 7 wounded
casualties2=At least 1 wounded
campaign=Campaignbox Second Chechen War (guerilla phase)

The 2002 Grozny OMON ambush occurred on April 18 2002, when the Chechen insurgents killed about 21 [ [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2002/04/19/013.html 21 Officers Die in Grozny Blast] ] and wounded seven republican OMON special police officers.

The ambush occurred just 90 metres from Chechnya's main police headquarters. The first bus in convoy hit a remote controlled mine, and the militants then opened fire on the line of vehicles from ruins of a nearby high-rise building.

The other version of the attack was presented by "Nezavisimaya Gazeta", which claimed there were two connected attacks. [ [http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=25&issue_id=2243&article_id=19333 SECURITY FORCES CARRY OUT A LARGE "ZACHISTKA" IN CHECHEN CAPITAL.] ]

The incident preceded by two hours President Vladimir Putin's mid-term state-of-the-nation address, in which he said the "military phase" of the Chechen conflict had been completed.

References

External links

* [http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=7009 Mine Leaves 21 OMON Troops Dead] , "The St. Petersburg Times", April 19, 2002


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