 The fighters first blocked all entrances to the village and then in the videotaped attack seized the buildings of the security forces, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing twelve members of pro-Moscow Chechen militia.A small relief force composed of a carload of paramilitaries was ambushed and destroyed, according to villagers.According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Alleroy (11,099) were ethnic Chechens, with 33 people from other ethnic backgrounds.