Vakha Arsanov was an active participant in the Chechen conflict from 1990 to 2000. Vakha acted as a high-ranking leader of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. In addition to the leadership position, the leader actively contributed to the formation and selection of the population for the National Guard of Ichkeria and for a long time served as vice president of the CRI.
Vakha Arsanov: biography
The future leader of the named Chechen Republic of Ichkeria was born in 1950 in the western region of the Botlikh region of the Dagestan ASSR. At school, the boy showed success and enjoyed authority among his peers. After graduating from school, Vakha Arsanov worked as a driver for a short time. Then, a few years later, he again moved to his homeland and worked in the local traffic police department. Thanks to dedication to work and aspiration, the guy received the rank of police captain.
The year 1992 was approaching, and the day before, in the fall of 1991, Vakha agreed with the actions of the congress during the period of confrontation between the republican authorities and the National Congress of the Chechen people. During the reign of Dzhokhar Dudayev, Vakha becomes a people's deputy of the Chechen parliament. In conjunction withthe main activity of the man was the head of a special committee for control over the sale and purchase of petroleum products.
Events of the Second Chechen War
According to the information received, shortly before the start of militant operations in Dagestan, in the summer of 1999, Arsanov Vakha refrained from fighting. Moreover, it became known that the vice-president of the Republic of Ichkeria left the territory of Chechnya and went to Georgia. His departure was due to the necessary treatment of the damaged spine. However, after a while, despite his open conflict with the head of the CRI, Aslan Maskhadov, Vakha played a role in military operations against the United Group of Forces of the Russian Federative Republic.
Since the vice-president of the named Republic of Ichkeria did not advertise his direct intervention in military operations, Chechen Foreign Minister Usman Ferzauli in the fall of 1999 officially announced that Arsanov was hiding from the outbreak of war and withdrew from his direct duties. In 2004, Vakha Arsanov stopped talking to the press and hid for a long time in safe houses in Grozny.
Fighting
During the first military operations on the territory of the CRI, Vakha Arsanov was elected commander of the northwestern front of the armed forces of Ichkeria, and later received the post of commandant of the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny. The man showed himself as a responsible, wise and prudent commander. During his tenure as commander of the named Republic of IchkeriaArsanov Vakha has reached considerable heights.
From the winter of 1994 to the spring of 1995, Arsanov carried out several important and successful military operations, commanding a detachment of militants. One of these victories was the defeat of the formation of the Russian army near the village of Dolinskaya, which is located near Grozny. Vakha Arsanov also acted as the head of military operations for the defense of the small village of Petropavlovsky in the region of Goragorsk and during the capture of Argun. In the storming of Grozny, in August 1996, he took an active part.
Death of Arsanov
With the coming to power of Aslan Maskhadov, the leader of Chechnya became a candidate for the post of vice-president of the republic, after which he successfully received this position. According to unofficial data, Vakha Arsanov took an active part in kidnappings in order to further demand a ransom. Most often, these people were journalists from NTV and ORT, workers from Slovakia, as well as Italian businessmen. During an operation in the village of Ivanovo in the Staropromyslovsky district of the Chechen Republic, in May 2005, he was killed by Russian troops. At this time, there are two versions of what happened, the first tells us that Vakha was killed during a special operation of the Russian troops, and the second points to a pre-prepared counter-terrorism measure. The purpose of such an event was to capture the field commander. It was also reported about operational surveillance arranged for the place where the militants were supposed to hide.
As they say, Waha did his job, WahaArsanov may die.
