2004Beslan School Siege

September 1 – 3: On the first school day in Russia, a group ...
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💀 Russian Famine Causes Mass Deaths

1603: The Russian famine of 1601–1603 kills perhaps one-third of Russia.
Russian Famine Causes Mass Deaths (1601)
FamineTsarist RussiaFood ShortageMortalityEconomic Hardship
RussiaRussia

💣 Russian Apartment Bombings

September 316: Russian apartment bombings kill more than 350 people.
Russian Apartment Bombings (1999)
TerrorismPolitical ViolenceCivil ConflictInsurgencyVladimir Putin
RussiaRussia

🎭 Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis

October 2326: Chechen rebels seize a theater in Moscow. Amid this siege, around 200 people died.
Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis (2002)
TerrorismHostage CrisisInsurgencyMoscowSeparatismPolitical Violence
RussiaRussia

🏫 Beslan School Siege

September 13: On the first school day in Russia, a group of Chechen terrorists held students, parents and teachers hostage in Beslan school, in North Ossetia–Alania. During three days under attack, 334 people died.
Beslan School Siege (2004)
TerrorismHostage CrisisViolenceInsurgencyCivilian Casualties
RussiaRussia

💣 Moscow Metro Bombings

Moscow Metro Bombings (2010)
TerrorismBombingInsurgencyCivilian CasualtiesMoscow
RussiaRussia

💥 Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack

Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack (2024)
TerrorismAttackMoscowInsurgencyISISWar on Terror
RussiaRussia