2002 Grozny OMON ambush

Coordinates: 43°24′00″N 45°42′58″E / 43.4°N 45.716°E / 43.4; 45.716

Grozny OMON ambush
Part of Second Chechen War
DateApril 18, 2002
LocationGrozny, Chechnya
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Chechen OMON Chechen separatists
Casualties and losses
21 killed, 7 wounded At least 1 wounded

The 2002 Grozny OMON ambush occurred on April 18, 2002, when Chechen insurgents killed about 21[1] and wounded seven republican OMON special police officers.

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

Another version of the attack was presented by Nezavisimaya Gazeta, which claimed there were two connected attacks.[2]

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

  1. ↑ 21 Officers Die in Grozny Blast
  2. ↑ "SECURITY FORCES CARRY OUT A LARGE "ZACHISTKA" IN CHECHEN CAPITAL". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-03-29.


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