Budennovsk hospital hostage crisis

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The Budennovsk hospital hostage crisis was a 1995 terrorist siege in southern Russia in which Chechen militants took hundreds of civilians hostage in a hospital, leading to a deadly standoff and a temporary ceasefire in the First Chechen War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the First Chechen War
hostage crisis
mass hostage-taking
terrorist attack
cause First Chechen War
commander Shamil Basayev
conflict First Chechen War
country Russia
demand end to Russian military operations in Chechnya
start of peace talks between Russia and Chechen separatists
endDate 1995-06-19
fatalities Russian security personnel
dozens of hostages
over 100 people
injured hundreds of people
location Budennovsk NERFINISHED
Stavropol Krai NERFINISHED
southern Russia
mainSite Budennovsk city hospital
mediaCoverage extensive national and international media attention
method armed assault
hostage-taking
use of automatic weapons
use of explosives
negotiator Viktor Chernomyrdin
surface form: Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin

Russian officials
numberOfHostages hundreds of civilians
more than 1,000 hostages
numberOfPerpetrators approximately 150 militants
opponent Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
surface form: Russian Interior Ministry troops

Russian security forces
Russian special forces
partOf Chechen conflict
surface form: Chechen–Russian conflict
perpetrator Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
surface form: Chechen militants

Shamil Basayev
regionOfConflict North Caucasus
result negotiated settlement
safe passage for militants back to Chechnya with some hostages as human shields
temporary ceasefire in the First Chechen War
significance highlighted vulnerabilities in Russian internal security
prompted temporary suspension of Russian offensive in Chechnya
turning point in Russian public opinion about the First Chechen War
startDate 1995-06-14
target civilians
local authorities
patients and staff of Budennovsk hospital
typeOfTerrorism separatist terrorism
year 1995

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First Chechen War notableEvent Budennovsk hospital hostage crisis
Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria foughtIn Budennovsk hospital hostage crisis
this entity surface form: Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis precededBy Budennovsk hospital hostage crisis
this entity surface form: Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Shamil Basayev perpetratedEvent Budennovsk hospital hostage crisis
this entity surface form: 1995 Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis