Ramzan Mezhidov
Ramzan Mezhidov (1967–1999), was a freelance Chechen cameraman. On October 29, 1999, together with Shamil Gigayev, a cameraman for independent Nokh Cho television station in Grozny, he was killed during a Russian air strike on refugees fleeing Chechnya. Before working for Moscow-based Centre TV, Mezhidov had worked as a freelance for the German ARD between the Chechen conflicts.
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- Ramzan Mezhidov was born in 1967.
- Died
- Ramzan Mezhidov died in 1999.
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- Russian
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Ramzan Mezhidov (1967–1999), was a freelance Chechen cameraman. On October 29, 1999, together with Shamil Gigayev, a cameraman for independent Nokh Cho television station in Grozny, he was killed during a Russian air strike on refugees fleeing Chechnya. Before working for Moscow-based Centre TV, Mezhidov had worked as a freelance for the German ARD between the Chechen conflicts.
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During the First Chechen War, Mezhidov had been a valuable asset to the Centre TV throughout the Northern Caucasus, particularly in the Republic of Dagestan. On October 29, 1999, together with other journalists he was covering a large refugee convoy from Grozny to Nazran in neighboring Ingushetia en route along the Baku-Rostov highway. Despite warnings from colleagues traveling with them, Mezhidov and Gigayev left their vehicle to film the carnage. The Russian air force pilot reportedly saw Mezhidov with a television camera on the aircraft's second run and fired at him. It is unclear whether the pilot believed his camera to be a weapon or was trying to prevent him from filming. Mezhidov was not killed immediately but mortally wounded and left on the road. He was eventually taken to hospital in Urus-Martan where he died from shock and blood loss.
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Ramzan Mezhidov was born on 1 January 1967.
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Ramzan Mezhidov died on 1 January 1999.
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