First Chechen War
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The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a conflict between the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian Federation from 1994 to 1996. The conflict en
A Russian Mil Mi-8 helicopter brought down by Chechen fighters near the Chechen capital of Grozny in 1994.
Dudayev's supporters pray in front of the Presidential Palace in Grozny, 1994
Chechen women praying for Russian troops not to advance on Grozny, December 1994
A Chechen fighter near the burned-out ruins of the Presidential Palace in Grozny, January 1995
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
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The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, known simply as Ichkeria and colloquially as Chechnya, was a de facto state in the North Caucasus region. It controlled most of the former Checheno-Ingush ASSR from 1
First Chechen War
…The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a conflict between the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian Federation from 1994 to 1996. The conflict ended in a peace treaty that saw Russian forces withdraw from the territory only for them…
Cadets of the Ichkeria Chechen National Guard in 1999