On August 26, 1999, Russia sent troops to Chechnya and started the Second Chechen War. The first Chechen War started on December 11, 1994 and ended on August 31, 1996. Russia paid the price of more than 5,700 deaths/missings, and finally had to sign a ceasefire agreement and withdraw from Chechnya. The first Chechen War In fact, Russia lost. In the second Chechen War, the Russian army finally won and regained control of Chechnya. This set of atlases are real photos taken during the second Chechen War in October 1999; the screen shows the Russian commandos marching from Nazran to the Chechen capital Grozny
the second time The Chechen War lasted for nearly 10 years (including regular warfare and guerrilla warfare); the Russian army has about 80,000 troops and about 30,000 people in Chechnya. The picture shows the Russian soldiers preparing for battle near Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, on October 20.
In the Second Chechen War, the number of casualties in the Russian army was about 7,200, and about 16,000 in Chechnya. The picture shows on October 26, the Russian army launched an artillery position near Gudmes, the second largest city in Chechnya.
The city buildings in Grozny on October 27, the walls were ravaged by artillery fire.
At Grozny Hospital on October 27, a doctor closed the eyes of a deceased.
On October 27th, residents of Grozny wandered around the destroyed market.
During October, as the Russian army advanced, people on both sides of the Trek River fled their homes.
During October, Chechens extracted gunpowder from bullets at home.
Chechen Resistance Organization members are practicing firing pistols
During October, a small group of Chechen soldiers set fire to keep warm at night.
During October, 5 Chechen soldiers with a variety of individual light and heavy weapons.
During October, Chechen soldiers on the front line dig trenches near Nozhai-Yurt village.
During October, Chechen teenagers extracted gunpowder from bullets at home.
During October, a high-rise construction site in Grozny was destroyed by artillery fire.
On October 27th, Russian Lieutenant Yevgeny Frankov performed well in the battle to liberate Dagestan’s Botlih region from Chechen militants And get a medal.
On October 22, after the Chechen armed group invaded, Fazilyat Magomedova was holding an SVD sniper rifle. , She and 14 other trained women formed the Dagestan Women’s Camp.
On October 7, a funeral was held for 30 civilians killed in the bomb blast.
On October 3, the then Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov answered questions from the media.
During October, front-line Chechen soldiers rested near Nozhai-Yurt village.
Children and teenagers among people fleeing on both sides of the Trek River during October.
