Compared with the First Chechen, Second Chechen War media coverage is much worse.This contributed to the ideological control of journalistic materials, dedicated to the Chechen events.Simply put, the Russian citizens only learned of the biggest events in Chechnya, which was impossible to hide.
Where is the truth?
only in the autumn of 2001, a representative of the authorities named data loss Russian soldiers for a period of two years, the Chechen conflict: the deadweight - 3438;11 661 - wounded.However, there were other details about what was worth second Chechen war in Russia.It says that the real losses were 2-2.5 times greater than the losses, released the official version.New official figures published almost a year and a half.According to them, the total losses of Russian "siloviki" in the period from 1 October 1999 to 23 December 2002 amounted to 4,572 killed, wounded - 15 549.
biggest loss
addition of active hostilities, the second Chechen war, which marked the yearsa number of terrorist attacks, the federal forces inflicted heavy losses.Below are examples of the largest of them.
Four helicopters lost "Feds" for the period of the end of January - beginning of February of 2002.The most significant loss - Mi-8 helicopter, which was carrying two generals - the deputy.Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Mikhail Rudchenko and the commander of Interior Troops in Chechnya N. Gorid."Rainbow" was shot down January 27, 2002.August 19, 2002 Chechen rebels shot down the Mi-26 with the 119-th Russian military.
terrorist attack on Dubrovka
years of the Second Chechen War echoes sunk to Moscow October 23 2002.During a demonstration of the musical "Nord-Ost" building the House of Culture on Dubrovka seized a detachment of Chechen fighters, numbering about 50 people.The main demand of the militants led by Movsar Barayev was the removal of troops from Chechnya.Two days later, after the meeting, the authorities have made a statement that they are willing to save the lives of terrorists, provided release of the hostages.However, the terrorists issued an ultimatum: Either their requirement is met, or they start to kill the hostages.If the government has made concessions, the second Chechen war would be finalized in the fall of 2002.But this did not happen.Because of fears that militants blow up the building, authorities decided to let sleeping gas into the auditorium.It happened at night on October 26 followed by a detachment of special forces penetrated into the building, liquidated terrorists.The result of the raid was the destruction of the militants and avoid a possible explosion.But because of the action of the gas killed 129 hostages, and another 40 died over the next six months.
Who is to blame?
government later blamed the incident on international terrorism.A deputy.FSB director - Vladimir Pronichev and remain anonymous chemist, let gas into the room, "Nord-Ost", received awards - the star of the Hero of Russia.However, the penetration of militant groups in the capital, so no one was punished.Perhaps that is why the second Chechen war and then again and again reminded of itself in the form of terrorist attacks throughout the country.
