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The Second Chechen War (Russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, [e] Chechen: ШолгIа оьрсийн-нохчийн тӀом, lit. 'Second Russian-Chechen War' [ 35 ] ) took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , from ...
The exact number of Chechen casualties of this conflict are difficult to ascertain due to lack of records and the long time period of the clashes. One source indicates that at least 60,000 Chechens were killed in the First and Second Chechen War in the 1990s and 2000s alone.
The Battle of Komsomolskoye took place in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War. Beginning on 6 March 2000 and lasting until 24 March 2000, it resulted in the deaths of more than 50 Russian soldiers and hundreds of Chechen militants over the course of two weeks of siege warfare. An unknown number of civilians were killed in the fighting as well.
Human rights violations were committed by the warring sides during the second war in Chechnya.Both Russian officials and Chechen rebels have been regularly and repeatedly accused of committing war crimes including kidnapping, torture, murder, hostage taking, looting, rape, decapitation, and assorted other breaches of the law of war.
The battle had a devastating impact on the civilian population. It is estimated that between 5,000 [5] and 8,000 [6] civilians were killed during the siege, making it the bloodiest episode of the Second Chechen War.
Meanwhile, the Second Chechen War was turning out to be even more brutal than the first. Torture was common, in particular at a Russian prison camp called Chernokozovo.
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.
The war in Chechnya has greatly damaged Russia's international standing and is isolating Russia from the international community. Russia's work to repair that damage, both at home and abroad, or its choice to risk further isolating itself, is the most immediate and momentous challenge that Russia faces.