Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion
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Chechnya Spetsnaz base explosion was the February 8, 2006, blast at the Russia
n Defense Ministry's special security unit barracks
at Kurchaloi near Grozny
, Chechnya
, which killed at least 13 Russian special forces
troops and injured 28 more, according to the official statement.
The two-story building, which collapsed, housed unit of about 200 GRU
servicemen, of which some 43 were believed to have been inside at the time of the explosion. The officials said a gas leak
was the most likely cause but did not rule out other theories. Chechen separatists reported on the gas explosion theory with scepticism but did not suggest outright that militants had targeted it.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Defense Ministry's special security unit barracks
Barracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
at Kurchaloi near Grozny
Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
, Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
, which killed at least 13 Russian special forces
Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz, Specnaz tr: Voyska specialnogo naznacheniya; ) is an umbrella term for any special forces in Russian, literally "force of special purpose"...
troops and injured 28 more, according to the official statement.
The two-story building, which collapsed, housed unit of about 200 GRU
GRU
GRU or Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye is the foreign military intelligence directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation...
servicemen, of which some 43 were believed to have been inside at the time of the explosion. The officials said a gas leak
Gas leak
In common usage, a gas leak refers to a leak of natural gas, from a pipe or other containment, into a living area or any other area where the gas should not be...
was the most likely cause but did not rule out other theories. Chechen separatists reported on the gas explosion theory with scepticism but did not suggest outright that militants had targeted it.