Information about attack on Tsentoroy remains contradictory

Two days after the attack, in the morning on August 29, of militants on Tsentoroy village in Chechnya, there is no exact data on the number of casualties and victims among power agents and peaceful residents, as well as on the number of attackers. The family village of the president of Chechnya is completely blocked; and local residents cannot leave it yet.

Initially, the official authorities reported that the fight with a grouping of militants burst out in the suburb of the village; now it has become known that the skirmish happened inside the village, which is defended not only by employees of Chechen power agencies, but also by their Russian colleagues. The attack of a group of militants on Ramzan Kadyrov's family village Tsentoroy (Khosi-Yurt) was a complete surprise both for the population of the republic and for power agents.

One of the websites, which are supporting Chechen militants, runs that in the course of the raid on Khosi-Yurt three mujahads were killed and two more managed to disappear. Later it was reported that those who disappeared were also liquidated. According to the militants, during the special operation up to 15 power agents were also lost, including 5 persons from Kadyrov's retinue. Besides, several houses were burnt down; 2 block post were destroyed; an armoured troop carrier and several cars, including military ones, were damaged; plenty of weapons, including special arms, were grasped, as well as ammunition and communication facilities.

Some local experts believe that, despite the stressed victorious tone, with which President of Chechnya was talking about the defeat of the attack on his family village, this militants' action has essentially undermined Ramzan Kadyrov's authority and image.

"The contradictory information about the incident, when initially it was reported about two liquidated and several wounded power agents, and now it appears that there were more than 20 casualties and victims (according to the latest data, six militiamen were lost, and 18 militiamen and 7 local residents were wounded), is another evidence that the leaders have no trustworthy information. The authorities and power agents operated under their usual plan - they have strongly underestimated their losses and overestimated those of their opponents. Now, we can't exclude still tougher measures against any persons, who may be suspected of any sympathy to the armed underground," the source believes.