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In
the evening on 08.12.2001, Russian television showed serial Chechen field
commander, voluntarily returned into the hands of FSB of Russia. He made hum and
haw, something about this and that, he said, «he is field commander, fought in
the last war» and so forth and the like viewers, including affected by Kremlin
propaganda of Russian residents, have long ago become accustomed to similar
subjects, which are the product of the joint creation of Russian power
holders-terrorists (claiming to the role anti-terrorists) and, zealously
operating their criminal interests, propagandists with ORT, RTR and NTV.
The
activity of the so-called military correspondents of Russian television channels
in the territory of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria need separate conversation.
Here I want to describe one of the episodes of the «first Chechen war», which
occurred with my direct participation.
Approached
toward the end the sixteenth month from the day of the beginning of the
aggression of Russia against Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Hundreds of
militiamen - men and women, young and not very, they fell in unequal combat with
aggressors. Thousands of peaceful inhabitants, in majority women and children,
perished under bombs of Russian aviation and at the hands of Russian mercenaries.
Many hundreds of Chechens were put in Russian concentration camps, which were
called «filtration points». The capital of Chechnya was full of ruins, because
it did not want to be returned to horde of aggressors. Tens of villages were
effaced from face of the ground and hundreds of refugees left native land
shedding blood.
March
21, 1996. Our small group, which consisted of seven people, from the southern
side approached to village Orekhovo (Yandi), in the West of Chechnya. The most
elder among us was twenty-two years; the youngest was hardly of 16 years. We
were armed with two automatic AK-74 guns, five with automatic AKM and two of us
had on one grenade-gun «Muha». On the average each of us had 120-130
cartridges. We were dressed in random uniforms. Some were wearing military form
of the sample of Russian army. Some in civilian, while some others in that and
in this simultaneously. The sounds of battle began to reach us still from a
distance. Noise of helicopters was changed by shell bursts and bombs, which
followed firing of heavy machine gun. Some of the projectiles were torn up
directly in the forest, practically at some hundreds of meters from us and were
oriented at us.
Target
of our march was small village Stariy Achkhoi, located at five hundred meters to
the West from the Orekhovo. Both villages were abandoned by inhabitants even in
the beginning of April of 1995 and since then there occupied positions hundreds
of militiamen from different regions of Chechnya. In the morning of 21st
March, we came to know, that Russians undertook the assault of this village and
we decided to proceed with aid to its defenders. After leaving our mud hut in
the foothills and after passing three ten kilometers through the hilly forests
and swamps, about three hours of day, we left the forest and like snakes entered
into Orekhovo from southern side. It was clear up to this moment that Russians
concentrated entire of their fire already on Orekhovo.
Aircraft
and artillery of Russians continuously bombed space along the five-hundred-meter
road, which connected Orekhovo with old Achkhoi, along which were located
positions of our soldiers. Shells and bombs increased more frequently and more
frequently began to fall already around us, forcing us again and again to
position on the ground. Everything, which occurred around us, it spoke about
seriousness of position. I clearly visualized that I can not return from this «crusade».
The nearer we come to this scorching heat, the stronger became my desire to dip
in the battle.
Some
times, looking at my own people, in general, casual combat comrades, I noted not
a single sign of fear in their behavior. On the contrary, I saw in them the same
obsession, which enveloped me. Suddenly, in meters of hundred from us, we
watched group of armed people. These were our Chechens. They were five men, but
they were armed, on our measures, in the best way. Five soldiers had two RPG-7 (Rocket
Propelled Grenade), with several shells in the bags on the back, one machine-gun
RPK and two automatic-guns. They went by rapid steps; almost they ran. Thus far
the time when they passed by us to the south, to the side of forest, we had time
to exchange with them several phrases:
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From where do you come? What is in the front? What is happening in Starai
Achkhoi? These were our questions – In Starai Achkhoi battle! Russians began
to approach in the morning! In their voices panicky moods were too clearly
noticeable. After suspecting, that they flee, I asked: Where are you going, if
there is battle? Perhaps people are not necessary there? And where are all
others? -We intend to strike from the side of forest! We heard in the response.
When
we reached the positions of our soldiers, we learned, that those five, who went
«to strike from the side of forest», in reality ran from the battlefield. They
were from Shatoi and commander in them was someone in the name of Bukesh.. As
was told to us then by Taus Bugarayev, hero and real commander (killed during
March, 2000 years in combat in Komsomolskoye), who was also by origin from
Shatoi in their village, as everywhere, also cowards are sufficient. This «Bukesh»
with his cheaters thus fought in the first war, that his «fame» is still alive
among the real soldiers of Chechen resistance.
Beginning
from the end of August of 1996, when it became already clear that Russians lost,
this Bukesh as many others similar to him «hero», began to grow beard. After
appropriating to himself the title of «Brigadier General», and after
surrounding his with dozens similar to him, he for three years was busy in usual
thefts. There was nothing audible about him since the beginning of the current
war. When suddenly, in the evening on 8th December, on the channel of
NTV was shown serial of the field commander, who surrendered to FSB of Russia.
Said-Ali Garbulatov, to us is presented this «hero». So here is famous Bukesh
and this «field commander» - This is that one and the same person.
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