On January 9 , 1996 , Raduyev , allegedly copying Shamil Basayev 's 1995 Budyonnovsk attack in Chechnya , led a large-scale Kizlyar hostage taking raid into the neighboring Russian region of Dagestan , where his men took at least 2,000 civilians hostage . The raid , which made Raduyev world-famous , escalated into an all-out battle that ended with the complete destruction of the border village of Pervomayskoye , and led to other Chechen leaders criticizing the attack . In March 1996 , Raduyev was shot in the head and incorrectly reported dead ; Russian special forces claimed to have " killed " him in revenge for the Kizlyar attack , while the other sources said he was shot in a Chechen feud . On March 7 , 63 out of 101 deputies of the Parliament of Estonia sent condolences to Dudayev expressing " deep sympathy with the Chechen people " on " the loss of commander Raduyev , " sparking a row with the Russian Duma . In fact , Raduyev just disappeared as he went for medical treatment abroad
1995 Budyonnovsk attack
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Salman Raduyev