Chechen separatists , led by Shamil Basayev , carried out several attacks on Russian targets between 1994 and 2006 . In the June 1995 Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis , Basayev-led separatists took over 1,000 civilians hostage in a hospital in the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk . When Russian special forces attempted to free the hostages , 105 civilians and 25 Russian troops were killed
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis
History of terrorism