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Event war Middle East

First Chechen War

1994 CE – 1996 CE

Russia invaded the breakaway Chechen Republic to reassert federal control. The brutal urban warfare in Grozny devastated the city and killed tens of thousands, ending in a humiliating Russian…

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1994–1996 war between Russia and Chechen separatists

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Conflict · Middle East

First Chechen War

1994 CE – 1996 CE

Russia invaded the breakaway Chechen Republic to reassert federal control. The brutal urban warfare in Grozny devastated the city and killed tens of thousands, ending in a humiliating Russian withdrawal.

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