Historical eventFebruary 52000

Novye Aldi massacre

Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.

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When
Saturday, February 5 200026 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 2000s
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Dates: From 2000.

What came before

Background Novye Aldi (New Aldi) is a residential suburb to the south-west of the city and east of the villages of Alkhan-Yurt and Alkhan-Kala and the now-flattened Grozny oil refineries, next to the M-29 highway. Its population had been 27,000 people before the war, but most of the residents had fled the fighting in the last months of 1999, leaving behind approximately 2,000 people who were too old or otherwise incapable of the journey to safety.

What happened

Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.

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February 5 2000 — 26 years ago, on a Saturday.

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