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Grozny (Russian: Грозный, IPA:; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀала, romanized: Sölƶa-Ġala) [15] is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River . According to the 2021 census , it had a population of 328,533 [ 16 ] — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 census , [ 17 ] but still less than the 399,688 ...
The 1999–2000 battle of Grozny or Operation Wolf Hunt was the siege and assault of the Chechen capital Grozny by Russian forces, lasting from late 1999 to early 2000. This siege and assault of the Chechen capital resulted in the widespread devastation of Grozny.
The "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque in Grozny, 2013 Chechnya's mufti Salah Mezhiev (right) with Ramzan Kadyrov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) at the Prophet Isa Mosque in Grozny, 20 August 2024. Sunni Islam is the predominant religion in Chechnya, practiced by 95% of those polled in Grozny in 2010.
The Battle of Grozny of August 1996, also known as Operation Jihad or Operation Zero Option, when Chechen fighters recaptured Chechnya's capital Grozny in a surprise military operation. [5] Russian forces had captured the city in a previous battle that ended in February 1995 and subsequently stationed a large garrison of federal and republican ...
The first of those wars was launched by Boris Yeltsin and ended with a devastating rout of Russian forces in the Chechen capital, Grozny. In 1999, Putin, ...
The First Battle of Grozny was the Russian Army's invasion and subsequent conquest of the Chechen capital, Grozny, during the early months of the First Chechen War.The attack would last from December 1994 to March 1995, which resulted in the military occupation of the city by the Russian Army and rallied most of the Chechen nation around the government of Dzhokhar Dudayev.
Yet Chechnya mounted a furious defense that culminated in a battle for Grozny, the Chechen capital, that left hundreds of Russian soldiers dead. The humiliated Russian army retreated, and Chechnya ...
The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a struggle for independence waged by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the Russian Federation from 11 December 1994 to 31 August 1996.