And the notorious Beslan school crisis. 380 dead, many of them children.

At the opera house the RUssians pumped through a toxic substance which killed not just the rebels but a lot of the hostages too. In Russia they don't give a fuck when it comes to cracking down on this shit.

You could argue it's always a tough call in those situations but that was drastic to say the least. The stuff they used to subdue the Chechens ended up killing all but two of the hostages. So if you ever get captured by terrorists, you better hope the Green Berets are coming because the sound of the Russian troops hollering outside ain't likely to be much of a crumb of comfort.

Brutal shit.