2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush
The 2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush took place on March 29, 2000, when a mechanized column of Russian Interior Ministry troops was ambushed in the southern Vedensky District of Chechnya. As the result of the attack on the convoy and on Russian relief forces, scores of Russian special police and paramilitary troops were killed or captured. 37 OMON officers in the column and six in a relief column were killed and 11 more were taken hostage, 9 of whom were executed soon after Russian command refused to swap them for the arrested military officer Yuri Budanov.
| 2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Chechen War | |||||||
A BTR-80 armored personnel carrier disabled by Chechen militants during the ambush. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russia | Islamic International Brigade | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Valentin Simonov † | Abu Quteiba | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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41 OMON Troops + 7 Internal Troops and Chechen Policemen 2 BTR-80s (ambush) 107 OMON Troops, unknown number of vehicles (reinforcements) | Approx. 40 militants of Arab, Chechen, and North Caucasian origin | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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40+ killed 15 wounded 11 captured (9 later executed) | At least 2 killed | ||||||
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