Tsotsin-Yurt operation

Tsotsin-Yurt operation
Part of the Second Chechen War
Date December 30, 2001 - January 3, 2002 Location Tsotsin-Yurt, Chechnya Result Inconclusive, military stalemate
Belligerents
Russia	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Units involved
Spetsnaz
Casualties and losses
2+ killed 11 wounded	3+ killed 11+ disappeared
16 civilians killed or missing, numerous injured

The Tsotsin-Yurt operation was a zachistka-type (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian Spetsnaz forces in Tsotsin-Yurt, Chechnya, from December 30, 2001 to January 3, 2002, during the Second Chechen War. The four-day sweep of Tsotsin-Yurt erupted into armed clashes with Chechen separatists, ending in a stalemate with disputed casualty figures. Russian forces were accused of widespread human rights violations, including pillaging, ethnic cleansing and forced disappearances.