🚨🇷🇺💥Killing Basayev: How FSB Liquidated Russia's Biggest Terrorist
Shamil Basayev, a Chechen jihadist, was Russia’s most wanted terrorist, responsible for devastating attacks comparable to those of Osama Bin Laden.
The way the FSB eliminated him will SHOCK YOU 🧵👇
🤔How did Basayev become Terrorist No. 1?
In Nov 1991, Basayev committed his first terrorist act, hijacking a Tu-154 from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Turkiye. This was the only terrorist attack in his "career" without casualties. ✈️
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‼️ On 14 June 1995, his jihadi unit attacked Budyonnovsk, taking 1,600 hostages in a hospital. The raid left 129 dead and 415 injured, shocking Russia.
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⚔️In 1999, Basayev’s incursion into Dagestan triggered the Second Chechen War. He masterminded attacks like:
*Dubrovka Theatre siege (2002)
*Assassination of Chechen President Akhmat Kadyrov (2004)
*Beslan school siege (2004), which killed 333, including many children.
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👎The Beslan terrorist attack ended any defence of Basayev in the West, where some had labelled him a “freedom fighter”. Even his staunchest supporters had to call him what he was: a terrorist.
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🕵🏻💰The FSB hunted Basayev for years, with false reports of his death repeatedly debunked by his mocking video appearances. After Beslan, a 300-million-rouble bounty was placed on him.
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🔍Basayev’s downfall began when he sought arms and explosives. Unbeknownst to him, the FSB intercepted the shipment, which was sent via 🇹🇷Turkiye and 🇬🇪Georgia to Ingushetia, where Basayev’s band was located.
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🕵🏻💡The FSB turned the shipment into a Trojan horse. While Basayev’s men fell into a deep sleep—courtesy of spiked food—the FSB inspected the cargo, adding a hidden explosive device.
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🚚💥The weapons reached Basayev undetected. On 10 July 2006, near Ekazhevo, Ingushetia, a KAMAZ truck carrying the arms exploded. Basayev and several associates were killed instantly.
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😮The local security forces were caught off-guard, unaware of the operation to avoid information leaks. Basayev’s remains were so obliterated they had to be collected in fragments for DNA confirmation.
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The remains of 'terrorist No. 1' were collected in a bag, as he was reportedly 'blown to molecules'. His death on 10 July 2006 marked the turning point for terrorism in the North Caucasus. 🇷🇺
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