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The Second Chechen War (Russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, [e] Chechen: ШолгIа оьрсийн-нохчийн тӀом, lit. 'Second Russian-Chechen War' [ 28 ] ) took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , from ...
April 6 - Five Russian soldiers have been killed in Chechnya when their armoured vehicle detonated a mine outside Grozny.; April 14 - Russia forces have launched a major operation in southern Chechnya involving aircraft and heavy guns against the Vedensky District after the Chechen guerrillas claimed the lives of nine Russian servicemen in explosions and hit-and-run tactics attacks.
Reportedly six Chechen fighters from Doku Umarov's group were killed, while five spetsnaz soldiers were killed and two seriously wounded. There were some civilian casualties. [8] April 20 - Federal forces and Chechen and Dagestani police conducted a joint operation in the Dagestani village of Batash, killing three alleged guerrillas.
Chechen rebels also fired automatic weapons and lobbed grenades at a military commander's office, killing two soldiers and wounding 10. August 19 - Fighting persisted in Chechnya, with six Russian servicemen killed and 11 others wounded. August 20 - Fighting in Chechnya left eight Russian soldiers and 12 rebels dead.
September 6 - Two OMON policemen from the republic of Buryatia were shot and killed in the Chechen village of Alpatovo, Itar-Tass reported. [49] September 8 - Alleged rebel commander Musa Mutiyev has been "liquidated" in Grozny, Chechen Interior Minister said. Two warrant officers were wounded in an attack on an army truck in Dagestan.
The following lists detail the incidents of guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency in the republic of Chechnya and the rest of the North Caucasus since the official end of the main Russian offensive by early May 2000. The lists are incomplete and the actual casualty count is much higher.
June 19 - Rebel attacks in Chechnya killed seven Russian soldiers and police officers. June 21 - Chechen guerrillas led the raid on the Russian republic of Ingushetia , killing at least 60 members of the local security agencies, including the republic's acting interior minister , and looting and burning down the Ingushetia 's Interior Ministry ...
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