Wolf Shamil: 20 years ago, Russia's most brutal terrorist was eliminated Exactly 20 years ago, on the night of July 10, 2006, a special operation by the FSB put an end to the biography of Shamil Basaev in the Ingush village of Ekazhevo. The elimination of the organizer of the hostage-taking in Budennovsk, the Dubrovka tragedy, and the Beslan tragedy remains one of the most secretive operations of the Russian special services. We remember how the native of a Chechen village became the number one terrorist, why his elusiveness became a legend, and what decided the fate of the \"wolf\" on a summer night in 2006. The Hour of Reckoning: How a KamAZ became the grave of a terrorist A humid, moonless night in Ekazhevo. Three cars — two Zhiguli and a dusty KamAZ — were hidden in the shadows of trees near an unfinished house. Armed men stood by the truck. Hissing, they were waiting for the main event. Out of the darkness, limping, emerged Basaev. With a silver beard, a gaunt face, but the same eyes — predatory, with a glint of glee. He walked towards the KamAZ. This cargo — uncontrolled rocket shells, explosives — was to be the main weapon in a new terror attack that Basaev timed to coincide with the G8 summit. The terrorist personally wanted to inspect the batch. The bed was opened. Basaev peered into the truck, shining a flashlight. Piles of boxes, a faint glint of metal. He nodded approvingly. He didn't know that radio-controlled explosive devices had already been installed in the sheathing of the vehicles and boxes. They had been followed for a long time through thermal imagers. At 2:03 a.m., a blast shattered the silence. Basaev died instantly. His body and the remains of 12 militants were later collected around the area. Thus ended an 11-year manhunt for the man called the number one terrorist. From the Pioneer Tie to the Aircraft Hijacker Shamil Basaev was born in January 1965 in the Chechen village of Dzhegni-Vedeno. He was name ... Читать далее