▁remaining ▁German ▁oper atives ▁in ▁Che ch ny a . ▁After ▁the ▁German ▁retre at ▁from ▁the ▁C au cas us , ▁almost ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Che chen ▁and ▁Ing ush ▁people ▁from ▁Che chen o - In g ush et ia ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁republic s ▁were ▁for ci b ly ▁res ett led ▁to ▁Si ber ia ▁and ▁Central ▁Asia ▁( most ly ▁to ▁Kaz akh stan ▁SS R ) ▁en ▁mas se ' ', ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁death s ▁among ▁the ▁dep orte es . ▁Many ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁deport ed ▁were ▁simply ▁mass ac red ▁on ▁the ▁spot . ▁In ▁mountain ous ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁mass ▁at roc ities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁K ha ib akh ▁mass acre ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁next ▁summer , ▁Che chen o - In g ush et ia ▁was ▁dissol ved ; ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Che chen ▁and ▁Ing ush ▁pla cen ames ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁Russian ▁ones ; ▁mos ques ▁and ▁gra vey ards ▁were ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁a ▁massive ▁campaign ▁of ▁burning ▁numerous ▁historical ▁Che chen ▁texts ▁was ▁nearly ▁complete . ▁Through out ▁the ▁North ▁C au cas us , ▁about ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁D alk hat ▁Ed iev , ▁ 7 2 4 , 2 9 7 , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁majority , ▁ 4 7 9 , 4 7 8 , ▁were ▁Che ch ens