en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Russian_apartment_bombings
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5 August 1999: Shamil Basayev enters western Dagestan from Chechnya, starting the War of Dagestan
This date is wrong. Credible reports place Basayev’s incursion into Dagestan on August 7, 1999, not August 5.
Full reasoning
Multiple sources date the start of Basayev and Khattab’s incursion into Dagestan to August 7, 1999.
- TASS reports that the militants participated in the armed rebellion “Between August 7 and August 24, 1999”.
- Interfax likewise says that “between August 7 and 24, 1999” militants led by Basayev and Khattab attacked Russian servicemen in Dagestan.
Because the article’s chronology says Basayev entered Dagestan on 5 August 1999, the date is off by two days.
2 sources
- Two members of Shamil Basayev gang involved in 1999 attacks in Dagestan detained - TASS
"Between August 7 and August 24, 1999, over 1,000 militants ... actively participated in an armed rebellion," the Investigative Committee said.
- Basayev gang militant gets 7 years for 1999 attack on servicemen in Dagestan - Interfax
According to the Investigative Committee, between August 7 and 24, 1999, Ismailov and other armed militants led by Basayev and Khattab attacked Russian servicemen in Dagestan's Botlikh district.
23 September 1999: An apartment bomb is found in the city of Ryazan.
The Ryazan device was discovered on the evening of September 22, 1999, not September 23.
Full reasoning
Contemporary reporting places the discovery of the suspicious sacks/device in Ryazan on the night of September 22, 1999.
- RFE/RL reported from Moscow on 23 September 1999 that police discovered the sacks “last night” in Ryazan.
- Channel One gave the specific discovery time as 22:10 on Wednesday, i.e. 22 September 1999.
So the chronology entry dating the find to 23 September 1999 is one day late. September 23 was when the incident was being publicly reported and responded to, not when the device was first found.
2 sources
- Russia: Police Find Explosives In Apartment Building - RFE/RL
Moscow, 23 September 1999 (RFE/RL) - Russian police say they discovered three sugar sacks containing explosives and detonators last night in an apartment building in Ryazan.
- Правоохранительным органам Рязани удалось предотвратить взрыв 57-квартирного жилого дома - Первый канал
В 22:10 в среду в подвале ... дома в Рязани было обнаружено 3 мешка ... (At 22:10 on Wednesday, three sacks were discovered in the basement of the apartment building in Ryazan.)
In 2000, investigation of the Buynaksk attack was completed and seven people were convicted of the bombing.
This sentence is incorrect on both points: the Buynaksk verdict was reported in March 2001, and six defendants were sentenced in that trial, not seven.
Full reasoning
Contemporary coverage of the Buynaksk trial contradicts both parts of this sentence.
- The verdict was issued in March 2001, not 2000.
- Six defendants were sentenced in that proceeding, not seven.
The Los Angeles Times reported on March 20, 2001 that two men received life sentences and four other men received lighter sentences. Channel One likewise reported on March 19, 2001 that the trial had ended and described sentences for six defendants.
So this claim misstates both the timing and the number of people convicted in that trial.
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- Men Sentenced in Dagestan Bombing - Los Angeles Times
March 20, 2001 ... A court in southern Russia on Monday sentenced two men to life in prison ... Four other men received lighter sentences.
- В Махачкале сегодня объявлен приговор по делу о взрыве жилого дома в Буйнакске - Первый канал
19 марта 2001 ... В Махачкале закончился суд ... Двое из обвиняемых получили пожизненный срок ... По 9 лет ... двое ... по 3 года ... (March 19, 2001 ... the trial ended ... two received life sentences ... two got 9 years ... two got 3 years.)