Shali
Encyclopedia
Shali is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District
of the Chechen Republic, Russia
. Population:
On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War
, Shali was repeatedly bombed
with cluster bomb
s by Russian jet aircraft.
Shalinsky District, Chechen Republic
Shalinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Shali...
of the Chechen Republic, Russia
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...
. Population:
On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War
First Chechen War
The First Chechen War, also known as the War in Chechnya, was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, fought from December 1994 to August 1996...
, Shali was repeatedly bombed
1995 Shali cluster bomb attack
The 1995 Shali cluster bomb attack is an incident which occurred on January 3, 1995, and in which the Russian jet aircraft repeatedly bombed the Chechen town of Shali with cluster bombs....
with cluster bomb
Cluster bomb
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller sub-munitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles...
s by Russian jet aircraft.