Prominent Chechen killed in Moscow

24 Sep, 2008 12:37 / Updated 15 years ago

Moscow police report that Ruslan Yamadaev has been killed in the centre of the city. He was a former deputy of the State Duma and member of United Russia Party, who held a title of Hero of Russia.

Another man was wounded in the shoot-out. He is retired Colonel General Sergey Kizyun. Yamadaev's car was reportedly attacked and he was shot dead in the centre of the Russian capital. Colonel Yamadaev was a well-known man in the Chechen republic. Reportedly under his command, up to 150 militants were detained or killed. He was a deputy of the State Duma from 2003 to 2007. In 2004 he was awarded with Russia’s highest sate order – The Hero of Russia.