The timing of Basayev's death could not have been better for Russia. With the Group of Eight (G-8) summit coming up in St. Petersburg on July 15, Putin can present Basayev's death as a great step toward pacifying the conflicted region. Moscow will take the opportunity to flaunt its success to Washington while pointing out that Basayev's death was achieved without outside support.

Basayev's head was placed in a black plastic bag labeled as SB. A group of Russian gunners took the evidence to Nazran, Ingushetia’s capital. The news about the termination of Basayev will be officially confirmed after Moscow pathologists, who arrived in Nazran yesterday night, will complete their expertise

One of the leaders of Chechen guerrillas, Russia ’s most wanted terrorist Shamil Basayev, has been killed. Basayev and several other terrorists were killed in the Ingushetia republic at night of July 10, the director of Russia ’s Federal Security Service, Nikolai Patrushev, said in his official report to President Vladimir Putin

The head of Russia's Federal Security Service said that Russia's most wanted criminal, Chechen terrorist leader Shamil Basayev, was killed Monday, Russian news agencies reported

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed he was behind last week's militant attacks in the southern Russian city of Nalchik that officials say left at least 137 people dead, according to a statement posted on a Chechen rebel-connected web site Monday

Russia's Ministry for Defense outlaws ABC News, while Russian reporters are working on an interview with Osama bin Laden
USA's TV channel ABC, which has recently aired the interview with the leader of Chechen terrorists, Shamil Basayev, has been deprived of accreditation at the Russian Ministry for Defense. As long as the USA airs interviews with Shamil Basayev, Russia is preparing an interview with Osama bin Laden. An official spokesman for the US State Department said that American authorities condemned all terrorist acts, but could not deprive a TV company of its constitutional right to air this or that interview

Chechen terrorist Basayev promised to continue attacks against Moscow
The leader of Chechen terrorists, Shamil Basayev, stated Tuesday that no one would be able to guarantee security to athletes in the event the International Olympic Committee chooses Moscow as the hosting city of the Olympic Games 2012. The IOC is expected to make its final decision about the venue of the Olympic Games 2012 today

”The result of the special operation surpassed our expectations,” the terrorist's statement runs
One of the last leaders of Chechen terrorists, Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility for the recent blackout in Moscow, which paralyzed a big part of the city and caused huge economic damage to Russia's capital. Basayev claimed that it was him, but not the outdated energetic equipment, that cut Moscow from electric power supplies on Wednesday, May 25th

Chechen Deputy Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov said in an interview published Friday that he and his security service had set the target of killing rebel warlord Shamil Basayev by May 9, the first anniversary of Kadyrov's father's assassination in a bombing at a Victory Day parade in the Chechen capital Grozny.

Different groupings of Chechen terrorists are haggling over cash flows from abroad.