The ECHR accepted the complaint of residents of the Chechen village of Elistanzhi who were injured in an airstrike in 1999
The European Court of Human Rights has communicated the complaint of 75 residents of the Chechen village of Elistanzhi, who suffered during the bombing by the Russian air force on October 7, 1999, reports the human rights organization Committee for the Prevention of Torture. According to official data, 35 civilians were killed during the airstrike, including 23 children under the age of 14, 60 people were injured of varying degrees of severity, and many people were left disabled for life.