Violent kidnappings, "cleansings" and looting in Urus-Martan, Mairtup, Grozny and Shali.
June 1, 2001 *** At dawn, in the western part of Urus-Martan, up to 30 armed officers of an unidentified Russian security agency blocked off a residential area. Some of them then broke into the Tasataevs' (Shvernika Street, 5) and conducted an unsanctioned search without showing any documents. Moreover, they did not allow anyone to speak - neither with them, nor with each other. They communicated with gestures. During the search, the “siloviki” did not find items prohibited for storage.