First Chechen War | Intense Combat Footage Captures Grozny Under Fire (1994) | Archive Documentary

Name: First Chechen War | Intense Combat Footage Captures Grozny Under Fire (1994) | Archive Documentary
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Duration: 47 min
Description: On 11 December 1994, Russian forces entered Chechnya, beginning a military campaign to restore Moscow's control over the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The intervention followed three years of growing confrontation after Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev declared independence in 1991, amid a longer history of Chechen resistance to Russian rule.

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On 11 December 1994, Russian forces entered Chechnya, beginning a military campaign to restore Moscow's control over the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The intervention followed three years of growing confrontation after Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev declared independence in 1991, amid a longer history of Chechen resistance to Russian rule.

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