The European Court of Human Rights awarded damages against Russia in a record amount of 1.72 million Euros (about $2.3 mln) for killing at least 24 civilian villagers in a military operation against Chechen insurgents. The case of Abuyeva and Others v. Russia involved 29 applicants and concerned the attack by Russian military forces in 2000 on the village of Katyr-Yurt following its capture by a large group of Chechen militants. The assault, during which the Russian forces used "heavy free-falling aviation bombs, missiles and other arsenal," resulted in the deaths of 24 villagers and injuries to 10 other villagers.
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