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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Родио́нов; 23 May 1977 – 23 May 1996) was a Russian soldier who was taken prisoner of war by Chechen rebels in the First Chechen War and later executed in captivity.
In 1834 he united the Northeast Caucasus nations under Islam and declared "holy war" on Russia. [30] In 1845 Shamil's forces surrounded and killed thousands of Russian soldiers and several generals in Dargo, forcing them to retreat. [30] Chechen artillerymen in 1885
A Russian soldier stands on a mass grave of Chechen civilians in Komsomolskoye, 2000. In the Second Chechen War, over 60,000 combatants and non-combatants were killed. [158] Civilian casualty estimates vary widely.
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.
According to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, "when Russia invaded Chechnya for a second time in September 1999, the video-tape became a powerful weapon in the Kremlin's propaganda war. It was shown to human rights organizations across Europe as well as to soldiers preparing for active service in the war-torn republic."
On 3 July 2023, Chechen leader Apta Alaudinov announced that the commander of the Chechen Akhmat Unit, Yevgeny Pisarenko, had been killed whilst fighting on the Donbas frontline. [23] On 21 December 2024, Mediazona reported that at least 296 Russian soldiers from the Chechen republic had been killed in Ukraine since 24 February 2022. [24]
(Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday it has signed a contract with the Akhmat group of Chechen special forces, a day after Russia's powerful mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ...
Abukhadzhi Idrisovich Idrisov (Chechen: Абухажи Идрисов, Russian: Абухаджи Идрисович Идрисов; 17 May 1918 – 22 October 1983) was a Chechen sniper and machine-gunner in the Red Army during the Second World War.