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Samashki massacre

1995 massacre by Russian forces in Chechnya
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Summary

Samashki massacre is a massacre[1]. It draws 1,479 Wikipedia views per month (massacre category, ranking #149 of 795).[2]

Key Facts

  • Location: Samashki[3]
  • Part of: First Chechen War[4]
  • Start time: April 7, 1995[5]
  • End time: April 8, 1995[6]
  • Point in time: 1995[7]
  • Participant: Internal Troops of Russia[8], OMON[9], Special Rapid Response Unit[10]
  • Described at URL: https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/russian-federation-chechnya-operation-samashki[11]
  • Number of deaths: 120[12], 103[13], 130[14], 225[15]

Why It Matters

Samashki massacre has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . casebook.icrc.org. Retrieved . casebook.icrc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → +1995-04-07T00:00:00Z
    End time → +1995-04-08T00:00:00Z
    End time → —
    Location → Samashki
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