Friday, August 26, 2022

Anniversary of Russian war in Chechnya

On this day, August 26 , 1999 Russia began the Second Chechen War. It was in response to the invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.

Estimates of casualties in the Second Chechen War vary wildly, from 25,000 to 200,000 civilian dead plus 8,000 to 40,000 Russian troops. 


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