July 11, 2006 - 15:16 AMT
Shamil Basayev Annihilated in Special Operation in Ingushetia
Shamil Basayev is annihilated in Ingushetia, along with several bandits, who were arranging acts of terrorism, Russian Federal Security Service Director Nikolay Patrushev reported to Russian President Putin. The Russian leader called annihilation of Basayev "a condign punishment" for acts of terrorism in Beslan and Budennovsk and ordered to award participants of the special operation.

To finally affirm the fact of annihilation of Basayev a genetic expertise will be held, though the special services are a hundred percent sure in his death.

In 1993 Shamil Basayev along with a detachment of Chechen Vakhabbits took part in the war against NKR on Azerbaijan's side. Azerbaijan does not pay money to Basayev's detachment, but provides arms and ammunition for fighting against Russian authorities.