June 28, 2001
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At about 1 o'clock in the morning in the village of Geldagan, Kurchaloevsky district, Russian soldiers killed Dzhabrail Uvaisovich Israilov, born in 1953, and his sons Beksolt Dzhabrailovich Israilov, born in 1982, and Bekhan Dzhabrailovich Israilov, born in 1983.
The military, with the help of an armored personnel carrier, broke the brick fence of the yard, and then broke into the house. Soon the neighbors heard loud conversations, and then an order in Russian: “Everyone to the ground!” After that, there was an automatic burst. Some of the residents of Geldagan express a cautious opinion that the murder of these people could be connected with their participation in some kind of foreign exchange transactions.
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A helicopter landed on the outskirts of the village of Regita in the Kurchaloevsky district, and the Russian military got out of it. Asking about people who were allegedly wanted, they stopped local residents and entered suburban houses. After making sure that those they were looking for were not in the village, the military detained school teacher Dzhambulat Khambulatov, born in 1974, and Musa Gashtygov, born in 1969, who were returning from corn weeding.
A member of the republican police tried to prevent these people from being taken away, but the military men threatened him: “If you take a step, we will shoot you.” They told the local residents who had gathered around them that they would release the detainees only when those they were looking for voluntarily came to them. Moreover, someone else will be taken from the village if their demand is not met within three days.
Returning to the helicopter, they stopped the regular bus. There were no more passengers. Nur-Magomed Akhmadov, his driver, delivered food and manufactured goods ordered by local residents to their homes. The military beat him and took away 2,000 rubles. Then they loaded the things that were in the passenger compartment of the bus into the helicopter, put Dzhambulat Khambulatov and Musa Gashtygov there and flew away towards the city of Grozny.
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At checkpoint No. 34, not far from the village of Prigorodnoye, Grozny District, on the territory of dachas near the Grozny-Shatoy highway, the bodies of three people were found. Employees of the district prosecutor's office arrived at the place where they were found. Relatives of people who disappeared after being detained by the Russian military and special services also arrived there. Mairbek Aidamirov also arrived, whose son, Rasambek (Suliman) Mairbekovich Aidamirov, was kept in Khankala for some time after his detention in early April. According to Sulim Daudovich Tabalaev, who was in the same pit with him, the Russian military poisoned him.
Mayrbek Aidamirov did not find the remains of his son. Could not identify the discovered corpses and other people. At the beginning of July, work on their burial was not carried out.
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In his blue Zhiguli car, Dzhabrail Zakaraev, born in 1957, took a passenger from the city of Shali to the village of Elistanzhi, Vedeno district. Not far from the final destination of the route, two helicopters appeared over the road. One of them flew around the car and, hovering in the air, took up a combat position. Rockets were fired from it almost immediately. It happened between 3 and 4 pm.
The driver of the Zhiguli was killed by fragments of an exploding rocket, and his passenger was seriously wounded in the head. On the same day, he was taken to the intensive care unit of the Shali district hospital.
Dzhabrail Zakaraev lived in the village of Serzhen-Yurt, Shali district, and had four minor children.
According to unconfirmed reports, at about the same time, not far from the regional center of Vedeno, two Russian helicopters fired missiles at another passenger car. According to the residents of this settlement, two passengers died, three were seriously injured.
From the book "People Live Here", Usam Baisaev, Dmitry Grushkin, 2006
