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Major weapons systems were seized from the Russian military in 1992, and on the eve of the First Chechen War they included 23 air defense guns, 108 APCs and tanks, 24 artillery pieces, 5 MiG-17/15, 2 Mi-8 helicopters, 24 multiple rocket launchers, 17 surface to air missile launchers. [3]
In 2016, after a series of reforms, most of the Russian internal military and paramilitary troops were placed under the command of the newly created National Guard of Russia (also known as the Rosgvardiya). [25] Chechen internal troops were placed under nominal control of the National Guard, although still under direct control of Kadyrov. [11]
The numbers of military personnel listed include both support personnel (supplies, construction, and contracting) and actual combat personnel. For a typical country, the proportion of this total that comprises actual combat forces is about 26% [ citation needed ] (so, for every soldier there will be around three support personnel).
The US is not the only country seeking to expand its power. Between 2012 and 2016, more weapons were delivered than during any five-year period since 1990. See the full list of the 25 most ...
Rank Country Global Militarization Index (GMI) Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 Ukraine 335: 5.11: 1.29: 1.75
Chechen separatists fought two wars against the Russian military after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, resulting in heavy destruction and casualties. ...
The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (/ ɪ tʃ ˈ k ɛr i ə / itch-KERR-ee-ə; Chechen: Нохчийн Республик Ичкери, romanized: Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri; Russian: Чеченская Республика Ичкерия, romanized: Chechenskaya Respublika Ichkeriya; abbreviated as "ChRI" or "CRI"), known simply as Ichkeria, and also known as Chechnya, is a former de facto ...
Vostok and Zapad were organized at the end of 1999, [2] initially as two special companies formed in the structure of the Mountain Grouping of the Russian Ministry of Defence; they were assigned to the commandant's offices (kommendantura) established on the territory of the Chechen Republic in 2002. The Chechen personnel were of diverse origins.