Obshchaya Gazeta
March 30, 1996, in Gehki, Russia
Chaikova, a correspondent for the Russian weekly Obshchaya Gazeta who was known for her exposés of Russian military atrocities and close contacts with the Chechen rebels, was fatally shot, execution-style. Her body was discovered March 30 outside the Chechen village of Gehki. Chaikova was known to have filmed the destroyed village of Samashki, leveled in an attack by Russian federal troops. While Russian federal troops are suspected in her death, the killing may have been ordered by Chechen fighters acting on rumors spread by Russian secret police that she was a spy.Medium: Print
Job: Print Reporter
Beats Covered: War
Gender: Female
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: No
Type of Death: Murder
Suspected Source of Fire: Military Officials
Impunity: Yes
Taken Captive: No
Tortured: No
Threatened: No
