Mikenskaya shooting

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Mikenskaya shootings
Russians
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting
WeaponsKalashnikov rifle
Deaths34+
Injured20+
PerpetratorAchmed Ibragimov
MotiveHatred for Russians (allegedly)

The Mikenskaya shooting was a mass murder committed during the Second Chechen War, where at least 34 Russian inhabitants of the village Mikenskaya were killed by Achmed Ibragimov, a Chechen, on October 8, 1999. Ibragimov escaped the village, but was captured two days later and handed over to relatives of his victims, who publicly lynched him in the village square. The attack resulted in the majority of ethnic Russian families in Mikenskaya leaving the village.

Massacre

On October 8, a battle between

Russian Army occurred in the Mikenskaya area. After the battle had ceased, people came out of their hiding places, and Ibragimov first approached a group of people sitting on a bench, and after a little chat with them he took out a Kalashnikov rifle and shot four of them. Ibragimov, who was reportedly drunk, then went through the village and shot those whom he recognized as being Russians, while sparing those who were Chechens. After taking a bicycle from one of his victims, he methodically rode to houses occupied by Russians, called out their inhabitants, and shot them.[1][2] Whenever he wounded his victims, he would kill them by shooting them again in the head.[3]

The victims were left lying in the streets, in yards, and in their homes. In less than an hour, Ibragimov had killed at least 34 Russian inhabitants of the village, aged from 10 to 89 years. He fled when he ran out of

corpse was then left lying in the street since the local mullahs forbade to bury him.[4][5][6]

Perpetrator

Ahmed Ibragimov (

Russian Federation
invaded Chechnya as part of the conflict.

The reason for the shooting apparently was the villagers' refusal to dig

Meskhetian Turk), and 39, to up to 41, and it was also reported that he had shot 42 Russians and five Chechens.[8][10][11][12]

Ibragimov reportedly had already killed several members of a family named Allenov in another village called Alpatovo a few days prior, though this claim may be erroneously referring to a previous massacre committed by Chechen militants in that same village.

Victims

Individuals

Furthermore, the following persons were killed:[6]

  • Peter Atarshikov (Петр Атарщиков)
  • Zoya Filippovna Andriyenko (Зоя Филипповна Андриенко) - Teacher at a local school.
  • Victor Kakezov (Виктор Какезов)
  • Mariya Ivanovna Maslova (Мария Ивановна Маслова)
  • Ekaterina Ivanovna Pyltsina (Екатерина Ивановна Пыльцина) - Secretary for the village council.
  • Dmitri Radchenko (Дмитрий Радченко)
  • Mrs. Tatarenko (Татаренко) and her two sons, one of whom (Kolya Tatarenko) was 10-year-old.

Families

Among those killed were up to four members of the following families:[7]

  • Drobilov (Дробилов)
  • Radchenko (Радченко)
  • Fedosov (Федосов)
  • Pletnev (Плетнев)

Aftermath

On December 21, 1999, Chechen President

General Prosecutor's Office to be questioned about the shooting and other atrocities that had occurred in Chechnya since 1991. The bodies of Ibragimov's victims were exhumed by Russian investigators, who were trying to examine the circumstances of the shooting.[13][14] The shooting resulted in the majority of ethnic Russian families in Mikenskaya leaving.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. Boston Globe. 25 May 2000 – via NewsLibrary
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  2. ^ Mcmahon, Colin (22 December 1999). "War Deepens Chechen-Russian Hate; Chechens Say War Genocide; Russians Say It's Deserved". The Seattle Times.
  3. ^ Прыганов, С. (2003). Вторжение в Россию (in Russian). Экспринт.
  4. ^ "В чеченcкой станице эксгумировали тела жителей, расстрелянных односельчанином". Lenta.ru (in Russian). 17 October 1999. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  5. Itar-Tass
    . 30 December 1999.
  6. ^ a b "Теперь нас уже не пугают, а просто убивают". pressarchive.ru (in Russian). 19 November 1999. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Военные будни "мирных" районов Чечни". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). 12 October 2001.
  8. ^ a b "Преступления режима Дудаева - Масхадова". Rodina (in Russian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Чечня. Русские Жители Республики Были Главными Жертвами Местных Бандитов". Pravda (in Russian). 17 February 2000.
  10. ^ a b "Chechen kills 41 villagers in revenge for Russian occupation". NTV. 14 October 1999.
  11. ^ "Чеченские Будни Военных Контрразведчиков". Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye (in Russian). 4 February 2000.
  12. ^ "Защитите русских!". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 11 May 2000.
  13. Itar-Tass. 21 December 1999 – via NewsLibrary
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  14. Itar-Tass. 21 December 1999 – via NewsLibrary
    .
  15. ^ Шаповалов, Александр (21 January 2003). "Голодная смерть или бандитская пуля". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  16. ^ Степушова, Любовь (17 February 2000). "Чечня. Русские Жители Республики Были Главными Жертвами Местных Бандитов". Pravda.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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