Staropromyslovski: Register of 38 Reported Killings and Six Disappearances
Case STA-2000-001 · Source inventory · Grozny, Chechnya · December 1999–January 2000 · Editorial transcription, 12 November 2026
This register reproduces the 38 sequentially numbered entries in Human Rights Watch’s open letter to Vladimir Putin, dated 10 February 2000, using the published English names as the primary reference. Each entry is linked to an incident and annotated where the longer investigative report uses another spelling, where a surname is missing, or where the body was not recovered. It is a source register, not a fully verified census of 38 recovered bodies.
Primary list: Human Rights Watch — Putin Urged to Act on Summary Executions (open letter, 10 February 2000). Incident accounts: Human Rights Watch — Civilian Killings in Staropromyslovski District of Grozny (February 2000).
Individual victim profiles published: 12 of 38. Select a linked name in the numbered table to read its own English memorial page. Other entries remain in the source index until a case-specific review is completed. Disappearance records stay separate and are not counted as confirmed deaths.
The 38 entries in the Human Rights Watch list
| HRW no. | Name as published or descriptively preserved | Age | Date or interval | Incident / location | Source caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anzor Taimaskhanov | 16 | 21–25 Jan 2000 | Khashiev / Taimaskhanov family | Report narrative uses ‘Anzor Khashiev’; variant requires reconciliation |
| 2 | Lida Taimaskhanov | 55 | 21–25 Jan 2000 | Khashiev / Taimaskhanov family | Narrative spells the name ‘Lida Taimaskhanova’ |
| 3 | Adlan Akayev | 45 | 21–25 Jan 2000 | Khashiev / Taimaskhanov family | Body found with family members |
| 4 | Larisa Jabrailova | 43 | 21 Jan 2000 | Koltsova Street shooting | Survivor witnessed shooting; body not recovered at publication |
| 5 | Heda (surname not recorded) | — | 21 Jan 2000 | Koltsova Street shooting | Kumyk woman; survivor witnessed shooting; body not recovered |
| 6 | Said-Selim Tungoyev | ~50 | 20 Jan 2000 | Pereulok Borodina | Narrative also spells surname ‘Tugoyev’ |
| 7 | Kosym Reshiev | ~40 | 19 Jan 2000 | Neftyanaya Street cellar | Named by surviving witness |
| 8 | Natasha Chernova | ~50 | 19 Jan 2000 | Neftyanaya Street cellar | Named by surviving witness |
| 9 | Khava (surname not recorded) | ~50 | 19 Jan 2000 | Neftyanaya Street cellar | First name only in published interview |
| 10 | Lyusya (surname not recorded) | ~45 | 19 Jan 2000 | Neftyanaya Street cellar | First name only in published interview |
| 11 | Unidentified man from Shatoi | ~45 | 19 Jan 2000 | Neftyanaya Street cellar | Name not established in source |
| 12 | Mariam Goigova | 59 | 19 Jan 2000 | Eighth Liniya / evacuation route | Shot while injured in a wheelbarrow, according to witnesses |
| 13 | Abdulvagap Aslangeriev | 75 | 10–11 Jan 2000 | Aslangeriev household | Narrative spelling ‘Abdulvahap’; body found |
| 14 | Valentina Fotieva | 67 | 10–11 Jan 2000 | Aslangeriev household | Body found with gunshot wound |
| 15 | Hijan Gadaborcheva | 67 | 10–11 Jan 2000 | Aslangeriev household | Believed dead in burned cellar; remains not recovered |
| 16 | Ismail Gadaborcheva | 74 | 10–11 Jan 2000 | Aslangeriev household | Report narrative ‘Ismail Gadaborshev’; remains not recovered |
| 17 | Dugurkhan Archakova | 56 | 28 Dec 1999 | Archakova house, Ivanova settlement | Burned remains found after soldiers entered |
| 18 | Aisat Archakova | 33 | 28 Dec 1999 | Archakova house, Ivanova settlement | Narrative spelling ‘Aishat’; burned remains found |
| 19 | Abukar Yevloyov | 67 | 22 Dec 1999 | Yevloyev household | Narrative spelling ‘Abukar Yevloyev’ |
| 20 | Saperbek Yevloyov | 36 | 22 Dec 1999 | Yevloyev household | Narrative spelling ‘Saparbek Yevloyev’ |
| 21 | Minusa Ausheva | 67 | 22 Dec 1999 | Yevloyev household | Body found; later burned with home |
| 22 | Zenap Gairbekova | ~60 | 22 Dec 1999 | Yevloyev household | Narrative spelling ‘Zeinap’; body recovered by husband |
| 23 | Said Zubayev | 68 | 19 Jan 2000 | Zubayev household / street | Found shot in street before the later family killings |
| 24 | Zeinap Zubayeva | 64 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Body seen by two witnesses on 21 Jan |
| 25 | Ruslan Zubayev | 35 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Body seen by two witnesses on 21 Jan |
| 26 | Malikah Zubayeva | 45 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Body seen by two witnesses on 21 Jan |
| 27 | Alina Zubayeva | 8 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Child; body seen by two witnesses |
| 28 | Mariet Zubayeva | 43 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Body seen by two witnesses on 21 Jan |
| 29 | Luiza Zubayeva | 33 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Body seen by two witnesses on 21 Jan |
| 30 | Said-Magomet Zubayev | 47 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Body seen by two witnesses on 21 Jan |
| 31 | Larisa Zubayeva | 12 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 | Zubayev family courtyard | Child; body seen by two witnesses |
| 32 | Eliza Zubayeva | 8 | Night of 20 Jan 2000 (presumed) | Zubayev family home | Child; body not found, death inferred by witnesses |
| 33 | Khamid Taramov | 70 | Night of 21 Jan 2000 | Shefskaya Street courtyard | Body viewed from a distance on 22 Jan |
| 34 | Idris Uspayev | 60 | Night of 21 Jan 2000 | Shefskaya Street courtyard | Body viewed from a distance on 22 Jan |
| 35 | Mussa Guchigov | ~48 | Night of 21 Jan 2000 | Shefskaya Street courtyard | Body viewed from a distance on 22 Jan |
| 36 | Saidi (surname not recorded) | 57 | Night of 21 Jan 2000 | Shefskaya Street courtyard | First name only; body viewed from a distance |
| 37 | Elza Kasayeva | 50 | 21 Jan 2000 | Fourth Liniya | Body directly observed by witness |
| 38 | Mother of Elza Kasayeva (name unknown) | ~80 | 21 Jan 2000 | Fourth Liniya cellar | Russian woman; death reported by neighbours; body not seen by interviewee |
Six reported enforced disappearances — separate register
These six men were reported to have disappeared after being taken away by Russian servicemen on 1 or 19 January 2000. Their inclusion here does not mean death was independently established. The incident report also describes additional detainees with unknown subsequent fate; they should be studied in a separate, expanded detention register rather than merged into HRW’s original six-person summary.
| Archive ID | Person as reported | Last seen | Incident / location | Identifying note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D01 | Valera | 1 Jan 2000 | Shelter in Staropromyslovski | Surname not recorded |
| D02 | Issa | 1 Jan 2000 | Shelter in Staropromyslovski | Surname not recorded; not witness pseudonym Issa A. |
| D03 | Visayit | 1 Jan 2000 | Shelter in Staropromyslovski | Surname not recorded |
| D04 | Magomet Goigov | 19 Jan 2000 | Eighth Liniya / wounded woman evacuation | Last seen in Russian forces’ custody |
| D05 | Risvan Taimaskhanov | 19 Jan 2000 | Eighth Liniya / wounded woman evacuation | Last seen in Russian forces’ custody |
| D06 | Khamid Khasiev / Khashiev | 19 Jan 2000 | Eighth Liniya / wounded woman evacuation | Two spellings in the HRW narrative; family believed he was killed, unconfirmed |
Editorial verification issues
Identity variation: The HRW open letter calls entry 1 “Anzor Taimaskhanov”, while its detailed investigation refers to a sixteen-year-old “Anzor Khashiev” in the same family incident. The names are provisionally cross-referenced, not silently harmonised. Entry 2 appears as “Lida Taimaskhanov” in the numbered letter and “Lida Taimaskhanova” in the narrative. Entries 16, 18–20 and 22 also show spelling differences. Original published renderings are retained above.
Deaths versus remains: Entries 15 and 16 were believed to have died in the burned cellar but the bodies were not recovered at the time of the report. The body of eight-year-old Eliza Zubayeva (32) was not found. The death of Elza Kasayeva’s mother (38) was reported to a witness, who did not see her body. For Larisa Jabrailova and Heda (4–5), a surviving eyewitness described their shooting, but relatives had not recovered the bodies at publication.
Dates: HRW’s introductory summary refers to killings between late December and mid-January, yet the report and open letter explicitly document killings into 21 January and subsequent discoveries. The entries above use the incident-level dating rather than reproducing that broad summary phrase.
Witness protection: HRW used pseudonyms for some surviving witnesses. This memorial deliberately does not attempt to identify protected witnesses or living relatives, and no names are inferred from patronymics, ethnicity or family connections.
Next archival stage
The next step is to create source-based, separately numbered individual profiles for the 38 reported victims, retaining the distinct evidentiary status of each person. Disappearances will use a separate profile series, with updates only if later, traceable information establishes their fate. Relevant judgments and medical, burial and photographic sources will be attached only after each is matched to the correct incident.
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