2004 Grozny Raid

Coordinates: 43°18′58″N 45°40′59″E / 43.316°N 45.683°E / 43.316; 45.683

2004 raid on Grozny
Part of Second Chechen War
Date August 21-22, 2004
Location Grozny, Chechnya
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Chechen Republic
Russian Federation
Chechen separatists
Commanders and leaders
Movladi Baisarov and others Doku Umarov and others
Strength
Several thousand 250-400
Casualties and losses
At least 58 policemen and militiamen and 5 soldiers killed At least 50 fighters killed
At least 13 civilians killed
Second Chechen War (guerrilla phase)
  • Insurgency since May 2000
  • Galashki
  • 1st suicide bombings
  • 2nd suicide bombings
  • Alkhan-Kala
  • Vedeno
  • 1st Grozny crash
  • Tsotsin-Yurt
  • Shelkovskaya crash
  • 2nd Grozny
  • Khankala crash
  • Grozny truck bomb
  • Znamenskoye suicide bombing
  • Nazran
  • 1st Avtury
  • 4th Grozny
  • Dagestan sieges
  • Borozdinovskaya
  • Makhachkala bombing
  • Nalchik
  • Gimry
  • 2nd Avtury
  • Vladikavkaz crash
  • Border incident
  • Shatoy crash
  • Zhani-Vedeno

2004 raid on Grozny was a series of overnight attacks in central Grozny, capital of Chechnya.

According to estimates of the investigation group, 250-400 fighters entered the city on August 21, established their own roadblocks, and simultaneously attacked a number of polling stations and other targets, according to law enforcement sources killing 58 members of police and pro-Moscow militia and five federal soldiers. More than a dozen civilians were also killed.

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