Roshni-chu is a village

Types of settlements in Russia

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 (selo) in Urus-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic

Chechnya

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, Russia

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, located about 23 km southwest of Grozny

Grozny

Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...

. Population: 4,244 (2002 Census

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On August 14, 2005 a militant group attacked the village and five officials from the regional military head of Urus-Martanovsky District and Colonel Alexander Kayak were killed and one person was seriously wounded.