Between December 1994 and August 1996, when the two sides signed the Khasavyurt Accords ending the First Chechen War, an estimated 8,000 Russian troops were killed or listed as missing in action ...

How did Russia lose the First Chechen War? This modern history documentary explores Chechnya’s struggle for independence, the military failure of Russian forces, and the rise of leaders like Dudayev ...

In “Putin Wants Ukraine Back in the U.S.S.R.” (op-ed, Dec. 30), David Satter cites an anonymous “high official” to the effect that the First Chechen War began because Russian President ...

December 11th will mark 30 years since the beginning of the First Chechen war. The initial Russian assault on Chechnya signaled not just the start of a merciless conflict that killed tens of ...

The first conflict erupted in 1994. The second Chechen war began in 1999 and culminated in a siege by Russian troops of Grozny, the Chechen capital, which was devastated by heavy Russian bombardment.

effectively beginning the First Chechen War. After losing the first and winning the second Chechen War, Russia has consolidated its hold over the region, home to 1.5 million people, with the help ...

The first conflict erupted in 1994. The second Chechen war began in 1999 and culminated in a siege by Russian troops of Grozny, the Chechen capital, which was devastated by heavy Russian bombardment.