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Фото: Михаил Евстафьев · CC BY-SA 3.0
Conflict Middle East

First Chechen War

1994 CE – 1996 CE · 2 years

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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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
  • Russian Federation

Key moments

Defining events in the First Chechen War.

  1. December 1994 Battle of Khankala
  2. 1994–1995 First Battle of Grozny
  3. 1995–1996 Battle of Bamut
  4. August 1996 Second Battle of Grozny

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Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1994 CE and 1996 CE.

1996 CE Chechen Interwar Period 1995 CE Cenepa War 1996 CE First Congo War 1996 CE Nepalese Civil War

And in the rest of the world

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Cristo Rei of Dili Landmark · Oceania 1996 CE – still standing Austronesian peoples Polity · East Asia 2000 BCE – 1994 CE Emmanuel Levinas Figure · France / Lithuania 1906 CE – 1995 CE Rwandan Civil War & Genocide Conflict · Africa 1990 CE – 1994 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE
Image credits7 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • First Chechen WarФото: Михаил Евстафьев · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
  • PetraAzurfrog · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Flag of EgyptDerived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
  • Dead Seaلا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flag of YemenNightstallion et al., see File history below for details. · Public domain