RUSSIA: FORCES LOYAL TO DZHOKHAR DUDAYEV, LEADER OF RUSSIA'S BREAKAWAY REGION OF CHECHNYA MOUNT ATTACK ON KEY OPPOSITION STRONGHOLD OF TOLSTOI-YURT.

Record ID: 646362

  • Title: RUSSIA: FORCES LOYAL TO DZHOKHAR DUDAYEV, LEADER OF RUSSIA'S BREAKAWAY REGION OF CHECHNYA MOUNT ATTACK ON KEY OPPOSITION STRONGHOLD OF TOLSTOI-YURT.
  • Date: 17th September 1994
  • Summary: TOLSTOI-YURT, CHECHNYA, RUSSIA (SEPTEMBER 17, 1994) (RTV - AVAILABLE ALL) NEAR TOLSTOI-YURT 1. GV PAN: VILLAGE 0.13 2. SV: BURNT-OUT TANK 0.18 3. SV'S: SOLDIERS AROUND APC'S (3 SHOTS) 0.33 4. SV: SHELL ON GROUND 0.39 5. SV: HILLSIDE WITH SMOKE 0.42 6. SV PAN: DUDAYEV ARTILLERY CREW PREPARING GUN, FIRING AT JETS OVERHEAD 0.53 7. SV: DUDAYEV LOYAL TROOPS AND TRUCKS 0.58 8. SV'S: DUDAYEV LOYAL SOLDIER FIRING PLANES IN SKY (2 SHOTS) 1.10 9. SV: TROOPS DIGGING IN 1.14 10.SV'S: DUDAYEV LOYAL TROOPS UNLOADING FRESH AMMUNITION FROM TRUCK (3 SHOTS) 1.30 11.PAN: SOLDIERS FIRING AT OVERHEARD PLANE 1.37 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 2nd October 1994 13:00
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  • Location: TOLSTOI-YURT, CHECHNYA, RUSSIA
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  • Country: Russia
  • Reuters ID: LVA53ZLB4N6W7PI2D1MR794IOCVT
  • Story Text: Forces loyal to Dzhokhar Dudayev, leader of Russia's breakaway region of Chechnya, apparently mounted an attack on a key opposition stronghold on Saturday (September 17) but according to Russian news agencies, the Dudayev action was unsuccessful.

    Dudayev's troops set up artillery posts and machine gun positions in the hills overlooking the village of Tolsty-Yurt, stronghold and birthplace of Ruslan Khasbulatov, one of Chechnya's opposition leaders.

    But a Reuters television cameraman, who witnessed Saturday's events outside Tolstoi-Yurt, reported by telephone that there was only a brief skirmish.

    There was no sign of the use of tanks or armoured vehicles.

    The Reuters television cameraman saw Dudayev's troops fire on what they claimed were 'Russian jets' flying over their hillside positions.

    He said Dudayev's forces fired on opposition gun positions outside Tolstoi-Yurt but failed to advance any further.


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