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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.
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. 1999–2009 conflict in Chechnya and the North Caucasus This article is about the war during the period of 1999–2009. For the following conflict in North Caucasus, see Insurgency in the North Caucasus. Second Chechen War Part of the Chechen-Russian conflict and the Post-Soviet ...
The goal of a regimental combat group task force of the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) tactical group in the area, based on the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment of the 76th Division and including also teams from the GRU Spetsnaz, and the elite Vympel group of the FSB, was to block an exit from a gorge, while other Russian forces attempted to encircle a large Chechen force departing the village of ...
The War of Dagestan was used as a casus belli to trigger the Second Chechen War, when Russian federal troops entered Chechnya and ended its independence. By June 2000, the war had entered an "insurgency phase", where Russian troops would perform several day-long zachistka (Russian: зачистка) operations that became notorious for their ...
The 2002 Grozny OMON ambush occurred on April 18, 2002, when Chechen insurgents killed about 8 [1] and wounded two republican OMON special police officers. The ambush occurred just 90 meters from Chechnya's main police headquarters .
The Chechen militants had aimed to pass through Ingushetia from the territory of Georgia with the aim of further passage to Chechnya. [2] At night of 26 September 2002, around 100 to 300 [a] Chechen militants under command of Ruslan Gelayev or Abdul-Malik Mezhidov [b] entered into battle with Russian troops near the Ingush village of Galashki after part of the Chechen militants under command ...
They demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya and an end to the Second Chechen War. The crisis was resolved when Russian security services released sleeping gas into the building, and subsequently stormed it, killing all 40 hostage takers. 132 hostages died, largely due to the effects of the gas. [2] [3] [4]