Avtury raid

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Avtury raid
Part of Second Chechen War
Date August 12-13, 2004 Location Avtury, Chechnya Result Rebel victory
Combatants
Russian Federation	Chechen separatists
Commanders
N/A	Suleiman Elmurzayev
Strength
N/A	60-70 to 150
Casualties
At least 18 killed and more than 12 wounded, 12 captured	At least 5 killed and 7 wounded, 2 missing

Avtury raid was a Chechen rebel attack on the village of Avtury on August 12-13, 2004.

[edit] Battle

A large group of the Chechen separatist fighters entered Avtury during night. First they blocked all entrances to the village and then attacked and seized the buildings of the security forces, inflicting heavy casualties.

A dozen members of pro-Moscow Chechen police and militia forces who had run out of ammunition were captured.

The fighting continued outside the village later on the second day.

[edit] Casualties

At least 18 pro-Moscow fighters and 15 guerillas died in the village, according to the government sources. [1] They declined to disclose the republican and federal losses during the fighting in the vicinity of Avtury.

The rebels said they lost 5 killed and 2 missing, while the enemy losses accounted to "at least 45 to 50 killed". [2]

[edit] External links

• Rebel video of the enemy surrender Kavkaz Center