were killed in the blast. These attacks are just two of a string of attacks on Russian facilities in Mozdok since the start of the Second Chechen War. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mozdok serves as the administrative center of Mozdoksky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mozdoksky District as Mozdok Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Mozdok Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Mozdoksky Municipal District as Mozdokskoye Urban Settlement. Culture The Museum of Regional Studies in Mozdok holds an assortment of displays and artifacts related to Mozdok's history. Ethnic groups As of 2002, the ethnic composition of Mozdok was as follows: Russians: 62.7% Ossetians: 7.7% Armenians: 6.1% Kumyks: 4.6% Chechens: 4.3% Kabardians: 3.2% Koreans: 2.4% Military There is an airbase near the town. From 1961 to 1998, the 182nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment of Long Range Aviation, flying Tupolev Tu-95s, was based there. The airbase has been used to support military operations in Chechnya during the First Chechen War, Second Chechen War, and in the Russo-Georgian War. In June 2003, a female suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying pilots and other personnel employed at the airbase on the Mozdok-Prokhladnoye motorway, killing approximately 15 and wounding 12. References Notes Sources External links China Daily comments on the attacks Cities and towns in North Ossetia–Alania Terek Oblast Populated places established in 1759 Terrorist incidents in Russia in 2003 1763 establishments in the Russian Empire