| Anatoly Sultanovich Kyarov | |
| Native Name: | Анатолий Султанович Кяров |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Nalchik, USSR |
| Death Date: | 12 January 2008 |
| Death Place: | Nalchik, Russia |
| Allegiance: | |
| Branch: | MVD |
| Serviceyears: | 1981 – 2008 |
| Rank: | Colonel |
| Awards: | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Anatoly Sultanovich Kyarov (ru|Анатолий Султанович Кяров; 10 November 1957 12 January 2008) was the head of the Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria republic's UBOP (Unit for Fighting Organized Crime). He and his UBOP squad were accused of serious human rights abuses within Kabardino-Balkaria, including of torture and murder.[1] [2] [3]
Kyarov was assassinated on January 12, 2008, in Nalchik together with a senior officer of the OMON special forces, while two other police officers were wounded in the attack.[4] [5] The local Islamist insurgent group Yarmuk Jamaat was seen as responsible for the assassination (its leader, Anzor Astemirov, have previously survived many assassination attempts himself by Kyarov and his men).[1] [6]