Chechen militants ambush Russian soldiers

AT LEAST six Russian soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in an attack by militants in Chechnya on 4 July, the BBC reported. Their convoy was ambushed 30 km southeast of Grozny. A pro-rebel website said the attack was to avenge the killing of their leader, Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev in mid-June.

Country Affected	Russian Federation
Region Affected	Russia and the CIS
Date of Event	04-Jul-2006
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Name	Chechen Guerrillas
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Type	National Separatist
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Region of Origin	Russia and the CIS
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Country of Origin	Russian Federation
1 Location of Event - Region	Russia and the CIS
Location of Event - Country	Russian Federation
Location of Event - District
Location of Event - Place Name	Grozny|43.30833|45.70028
Location of Event - Quality
Event Type	Damaging attack
Inside Assistance
Counter Terrorist Tactic
Scale of Attack	Micro
Number of Attacks
Terrorist/Insurgent Attack Mode	Ambush
Explosive Device Size	0
Suicide Attack
Event Type	Terrorist/Insurgent statement
Inside Assistance
Counter Terrorist Tactic
Scale of Attack
Number of Attacks
Type and Subtype of Target	People|Group
Target Ownership Country	Russian Federation
Target Ownership Sector	Military
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	6
Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	0
Total Fatalities	6
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	20
Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	0
Total Wounded	20
Description of Injuries
Number of Hostages	0
Damage Scale
Damage Description
Notes
Source	BBC