#Chechen War

[cid5]

Chechen Wars - 11 December 1994 – April 2009

A Chechen fighter takes cover from sniper fire in front of the from the presidential palace destroyed by Russian artillery bombardments in Grozny on January 10, 1995.

Chechen separatists fight Russian soldiers 05 January 1995 in Grozny, capital of the breakaway southern republic of Chechnya.

- A Chechen volunteer (L) takes cover behind a Russian tank 01 January 1995 during a street fighting in Grozny opposing Russian troops and Chechen soldiers supporting rebel President Djokhar Dudayev.

Chechen Guerrillas Visiting Man in Hospital

A Chechen fighter holding a homemade automatic gun takes advantage of a pause in the shelling in downtown Grozny 13 December.

Russian troops head into Grozny November 23, 2000, capital of the breakaway republic of Chechnya.

Khuseyn Vakhaevich Gakayev (Russian: Хусейн Вахаевич Гакаев), also known as Emir Mansur (not to be confused with Amir Mansur, or Arbi Yovmurzaev, the Chechen nationalist commander killed in 2010)and Emir Hussein, was a mujahid Emir (commander) fighting in Chechnya. He was one of the most senior field commanders still operating in the North Caucasus prior to his death on 24 January 2013.

Picture taken on March 31, 1995 shows a Russian soldier inspecting the bodies of civilans killed in winter fighting that have been exhumed for identification at the Orthodox cemetary in Grozny.

Chechen frontline fighter, October 01, 1999

Civilians run 12 January 1995 from a basement to take cover during heavy shelling of central Grozny.

[konflict23]

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Explosions of residential buildings in Russia in September 1999

25 years ago, Russia was shaken by a series of terrorist attacks. Several apartment buildings were blown up with explosives planted in basements: in Buinaksk, two in Moscow and in Volgodonsk. As a result of the terrorist attacks, 307 people were killed, more than 1,700 people were injured of varying severity or suffered in one way or another. These crimes, sponsored by one of the main Chechen terrorists, Amir ibn al-Khattab, were supposed to be the revenge of Chechen militants for the failed invasion of Dagestan, but eventually served as arguments for the start of the second Chechen war.

Buinaksk (Dagestan), September 4, 64 people were killed and 146 injured

At the end of August, terrorists drove a KAMAZ truck from a Chechen village to the city. There were five tons of explosives in the back of the truck, disguised with bags of sugar. Knowing that due to the tense situation in the North Caucasus, locals would be on their guard, the terrorists began to prepare for crimes in advance. One of them pretended to be a watermelon merchant and took up a position in the courtyard of a five-story building, where most of the families of officers of the 136th Motorized Rifle brigade lived.

The attackers' plan worked: the residents of the house were used to seeing GAZ-52 with watermelons in their yard and on the evening of September 4 didn't pay attention to it. No one knew that there were 2.7 tons of explosives in the back of the car. That evening, many officers were delayed on duty because of an important meeting - and therefore there were mostly women and children in the apartments. When the clock showed 21:45, there was an explosion.

Two entrances of the building, each of which contained 15 apartments, turned into ruins. There was a huge hole in the middle of the house. The house was torn out in the middle, destroyed along the slabs.

Moscow, September 8, 106 people were killed and 690 injured

Most of the 14 tons of explosives for the crimes were manufactured at the mineral fertilizer plant in Urus-Martan, and then packaged in sugar bags. Under the guise of the CEO of the company, the leader of the attack rented a place for "sugar" in the warehouse. To lull the vigilance of the residents, a couple of days before the delivery of the deadly cargo from the warehouse, promoters hired by terrorists walked through the apartments of the house. They claimed that the sugar trade was about to begin on the ground floor of the house.

On September 8 at 23:59 an explosion broke out. It simultaneously brought down two central entrances of building, visually dividing the house into two parts. This crime came as a surprise not only to people, but also to the special services. No one expected that residential buildings would become the target of terrorists.

The explosion sowed panic among Moscow citizens: people were afraid to spend the night in their apartments, so sometimes they even bought tents and sleep in parks.

Moscow, September 13, 124 people were killed and 2 injured

In the story of this terrorist attack, it is striking that explosives packed in sugar bags were discovered in advance. However, the district police officer who checked the premises of the furniture store didn't understand what he was facing.

On September 13, at about 05:00, bomb activated, bringing down the entire single-entrance house. About 700 rescuers quickly began working at the scene of the tragedy, who dismantled the rubble manually in search of survivors.

"I felt like I was flying for a long time, then I fell, and this fall woke me up. I was still flying and sleeping. Then I came to my senses. Dust, sand is flying. I sat on this pile of rubble for about seven minutes and wanted to hear at least someone shout. It's like in a war: silence, dust is falling, and no one even moves, it's quiet, there's no sound, no breathing. Dead silence." survivor of a terrorist attack.

Volgodonsk (Rostov region), September 16, 19 people were killed and 89 injured

The terrorists left a KAMAZ truck with dangerous cargo at a carpool in the nearby village and on the same day agreed to buy a GAZ-53 truck from Abbaskuli Iskenderov, allegedly to deliver potatoes around the city. Then, at the request of the "buyers", Iskender parked GAZ-53 at a nine-story apartment building. At five in the morning there was a terrible explosion.

The facade and stairwells of building were severely damaged, the floors partially collapsed — but the building stood due to a special earthquake-resistant structure. Nevertheless, an explosive wave of monstrous power within a radius of two blocks from the explosion hit 37 residential buildings, two schools, a kindergarten and a police building.

[chechnyadreaming]

Chechen rebel fighters

[starshinazapasadaily]

23/02/2000

[konflictdreaming]

Somebody dropped their T80 lol. It's actually impressive.

[captain-price-unofficially]

Chechen fighters in Grozny, August 1996

[khaperai]

Chechnya - Nasheed La Taqul (Нашид Ла Такъул)

[maryray765432]

By the way.

Have you ever had a feeling that you start watching a movie and you don't like it, and after a while you come back and your opinion changes? I have this with Alexander Nevzorov's 1997 film "Чистилище" (Purgatory). He tells about one of the episodes of the storming of Grozny (yes, the first Chechen, everything is in our way) and is distinguished by naturalism and special cruelty (again in our way). The first time I started watching without much desire, because I just had nothing to do, and watched only the most initial, boring part of the film. Accordingly, I judged the film according to her, too. But late at night on April 1st, something crossed my mind and I decided to watch it again, until the very end. I finished it in two days. There is still a lump in my throat. Bitch, what a strong ending there is… it does not make you scream, sob from bursting emotions, but it leaves such a pain in your heart that you do not know where to put it. The first forty minutes, probably, of the film is a boring thing, there are only shootings mostly… but those things that start after that…. there is nothing to find fault with at all. The only thing is, I'm a little upset because in the end one Chechen died, which I more or less liked even at the first viewing… and I already wanted to write fan fiction about him. Well, figs with him. I still have to, I just HAVE to write some fanfics on this film. Such a fandom has already been added to the Ficbook for a long time (the site where I write fanfics), and even if there are few works there, it's really possible to collect good likes. And besides, I enjoyed writing about "Chechnya" on the Road to the Abyss, and I will most likely touch on this topic more than once in my future works.

In short, comrades, be sure to watch "Чистилище" at your leisure. If you have patience and watch all the hour and 54 minutes to the end, you will not regret it. And I'm going to sleep. I hope I won't dream about all the fucked up things that happened there (although it would be interesting to speak to some character, for example, to that Chechen). In general, the end of the connection.

[crazysodomite]

its insane how you literally can't talk about the oppression caucasians face (what was the last time you read about the genocide or imperialist aggression caucasian people went through? actually?) without an american/westerner piping up with "umm... lol... you think White people are oppressed? lol"

Isn't it crazy how people use caucasian to make fun of white people while literally Completely erasing the struggles of a racialized group? Isn't it crazy how no one cares and people keep doing it without batting an eye? And isn't it crazy when you try to look up something about caucasians you get stupid ass articles about "are white people opressed or not? are white people entitled? are white people this or that?"

[cid5]

الهدف من الحياة القائد خطاب والقائد أحمد العازمي في حرب الشيشان.

[soviet-amateurs]

The Russian soldier makes fire with the old Soviet currency. Chechnia, 1995

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Beslan school siege (1-3 September 2004)

333 people died (186 children), 783 were injured

On the morning of September 1, 2004, during the celebration of the beginning of the new school year, terrorists attacked School № 1 in the city of Beslan (North Ossetia). The terrorist attack in Beslan was the final in a series of terrorist attacks committed in Russia in 2004, after which the country's political leadership implemented a number of serious legislative reforms. Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for organizing the attack, publishing a statement on the website of the Chechen separatists "Kavkaz-Center" on September 17, 2004.

On September 1, 2004, a group of armed militants drove up to the school building. Shooting into the air, the terrorists drove all the children present, their parents and relatives, as well as school staff into the building.

Most of the hostages were herded into the main gym. The militants took away their things, began to barricade the building and install improvised explosive devices. The terrorists studied the school's plan in advance.

The authorities knew how many people were being held hostage. They began to pull special forces to the school, organized the operational headquarters of the counter-terrorism operation, and opened a criminal case. However, all official reports said that there were not as many hostages in the school as there actually were. Figures ranging from 120 to 354 people were mentioned. "If they think that there are 300 of you, then we will make sure that there are so many of you left here!" — one of the terrorists told the hostages.

Two hours after the seizure of the school, the terrorists handed over a note from one of the hostages, in which they voiced their demands. The negotiators asked for water and medicines to be handed over to the hostages, offered to exchange children for adults — and also offered free way to terrorists in Chechnya and Ingushetia. All offers were rejected.

At about 16:00, an explosion occurred at the school. One of the suicide bombers blew up next to the hostages who barricaded the building. Another militant was seriously wounded. Following this, the terrorists shot 21 hostages.

Vladimir Putin addressed the nation only a day later, at 11:00 a.m. on September 2. The terrorists continued negotiations, but they did not lead to anything. Officially, the authorities claimed that the terrorists did not negotiate and did not demand anything. In fact, they handed over a videotape with Shamil Basayev's direct appeal to Putin through the hostages. The leader of the Chechen militants demanded the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Russian army from Chechnya.

On September 3, at 13:03 and at 13:05, two explosions occurred at the school, after which the assault began. Both military and unarmed civilians rushed to the school. At 13:19, the third explosion occurred. By this time, there was already an intense firefight at the school, and the hostages were randomly evacuated, or they tried to escape on their own. At 13:30, the roof collapsed in the gym.

Only 116 dead bodies were found in the gym. According to a report by military expert Yuri Saveliev, most of the hostages died in the southern wing of the school, where they were taken by terrorists after the first explosions. This wing was without bombs. It was demolished immediately after the terrorist attack on the night of September 4.

On September 6 and 7, mourning was declared in Russia. Spontaneous rallies have been going on in North Ossetia for almost two weeks demanding that the perpetrators of the terrorist attack be named and brought to justice. Rallies were held in other Russian cities as well. Most Russians were of the opinion that the hostage rescue operation had failed.

On September 15, classes began in Beslan schools, but parents were afraid to let their children go to school. Classes began with a minute of silence, and since then every new academic year in North Ossetia begins with mourning events.

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[starshinazapasadaily]

24 года назад

Примерно 24-25 февраля 2000-го

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