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Name: Second Chechen War

Type: Event

Start: 1999 AD

End: 2000 AD

Parent: Chechen Wars

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Was a conflict that took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria that resulted in the the reincorporation of Chechnya into Russia.

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  • December 1999: By 11 December 1999, Russian troops had encircled Shali and were slowly forcing separatists out.
  • October 1999: After heavy fighting, Russia seized a Chechen base in the village of Goragorsky.
  • October 1999: Russian forces took control of a strategic ridge within artillery range of the Chechen capital Grozny.
  • November 1999: Russian forces managed to capture the village of Achkhoy-Martan.
  • May 2000: Russian President Vladimir Putin established direct rule of Chechnya.
  • November 1999: Russian soldiers dislodged separatists in Bamut.
  • December 1999: After weeks of heavy fighting, Russian forces under Major General Vladimir Shamanov took control of Alkhan-Yurt, a village just south of Grozny.
  • February 2000: Russian advances with the Battle of Grozny.
  • October 1999: The Russian army moved with ease in the wide open spaces of northern Chechnya and reached the Terek River.
  • November 1999: The Russian flag was raised over Chechnya's second largest city, Gudermes.

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