Sektor Gaza was founded in Voronezh by Yuri Klinkskikh, also known as Yuri "Khoi". The group is named after an industrial district of Voronezh nicknamed Sektor Gaza due to its high levels of environmental contamination. Sektor Gaza's first performance as a group occurred at the local rock club on 9 June 1988, but the group's official date of establishment is traditionally given as 5 December 1987, the date of Klinskikh's first solo performance of material from Sektor Gaza's future repertoire at the Voronezh rock club. In 1989, the group recorded the demo tapesPlugi-vugi and Kolhoznyj pank. In 1990, the group recorded the albums Zloveschie Mertvetsy and Yadryona Vosh in a professional recording studio in Voronezh. Klinskikh sold his motorcycle in order to afford to rent the studio. In 1991, Sektor Gaza made their television debut, appeared on the popular programs 50x50 and Programma A on the Central Television of the USSR. The music video for "Kolhoznyj pank" was shown on the youth programDo 16 i starshe..., contributing to the group's fame across the country. In the same year, the group recorded the albumNoch pered Rozhdestvom at the Mir studio in Moscow, and rerecorded the album Kolhoznyj pank at Gala Records. In 1992, Sektor Gaza released their sixth studio album, Gulyai, muzhik! and toured extensively. In 1993, the group released Nazhim na gaz. In 1994, Sektor Gaza released Kashchey Bessmertnyi, a punk-opera based on the famous Russian folklore figure. On this album, Klinskikh performed original lyrics to the melodies of songs by popular groups such as AC/DC, Queen, Ace of Base, and Nirvana. The album ranked in the top 10, and journalists called Sektor Gaza "a young promising group from the back of beyond". In 1995, the group performed at the Rock Summer festival in Tallinn. They also toured Germany and Israel and gave a concert at the Gorbunov Palace of Culture. In 1996, Sektor Gaza released Gazovaya Ataka, which marked a change in the group's style and a move away from obscene lyrics. The music video for the track "Tuman" off this album made it into the rotation of many Russian television channels. In 1997, the group released Narcologichesky Universitet Millionov. The song "Pora domoj" from this album became a hit. In the summer of 1998, Klinskikh and Aleksey Bryantsev arranged some Sektor Gaza songs as techno remixes, which were released on the album Extasy in 1999. In November 1998, Sektor Gaza toured Russia. In October 2000, the group released a new album, Vosstavshij iz ada. Klinskikh's health was in decline due to liver disease. On 4 July 2000, Klinskikh complained of strong pains in his stomach and the left side of his chest. He chose not to cancel a meeting later that day to film a music video for the song "Noch Straha". He suffered heart failure shortly thereafter. Klinskikh died in Voronezh at the age of 35. He is buried in the Levoberezhniy Cemetery.
