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1999–2009 war in the Caucasus region
The Second Chechen War (Russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, Chechen: Шолгӏа оьрсийн-нохчийн тӏом, lit. 'Second Russian-Chechen War') took place in Chechnya
Second_Chechen_War
1994–1996 war between Russia and Chechen separatists
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
First_Chechen_War
in the Second Chechen War vary wildly, from 25,000 to 200,000 civilian dead plus 8,000 to 40,000 Russian military. (Separate figures for Chechen military
Casualties of the Second Chechen War
Casualties_of_the_Second_Chechen_War
violations were committed by the warring sides during the second war in Chechnya. Both Russian officials and Chechen rebels have been regularly and repeatedly
War crimes in the Second Chechen War
War_crimes_in_the_Second_Chechen_War
equipment used in the Second Chechen War, from 1999 to 2009 include the following. The war primarily involved the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
List of Second Chechen War military equipment
List_of_Second_Chechen_War_military_equipment
Centuries-long theater of the Russo-Caucasian conflict
The Chechen–Russian conflict (Russian: Чеченский конфликт, romanized: Chechensky konflikt; Chechen: Нохчийн-Оьрсийн дов, romanized: Noxçiyn-Örsiyn dov)
Chechen–Russian_conflict
Former unrecognized state in Eastern Europe
Rutskoy, accusing Georgia of "fomenting unrest in the [Chechen autonomous] republic". The First Chechen War of 1994–1996 resulted in the victory of the separatist
Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria
Topics referred to by the same term
Dagestan 1940–44 insurgency in Chechnya First Chechen War, December 1994–August 1996 Second Chechen War, 1999–2009 Insurgency in the North Caucasus, 2009–2017
Chechen_War
Russian and Soviet organized crime group
The Chechen mafia (Chechen: Нохчийн мафи, romanized: Noxçiyn mafi; Russian: Чеченская мафия, romanized: Chechenskaya mafiya) is one of the largest ethnic
Chechen_mafia
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2025) (Learn
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War
Conflict in the Dagestan Russian Republic
served as the main casus belli for the Second Chechen War. During the inter-war period of 1996 to 1999, a war-ravaged Chechnya descended into chaos and
1999_war_in_Dagestan
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
sweep operation in Grozny. February 2 – Two officers of the Chechen Interior Ministry's Second Traffic Police Regiment were killed and another one was wounded
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2008)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2008)
Islamist militant
known for his involvement in the First and Second Chechen Wars, where he was one of the most notable non-Chechen militant leaders. He was killed in April
Abu_al-Walid
Aspect of the Chechen–Russian conflict
Ukraine condemned the "genocide of the Chechen people" by Russia during the First and the Second Chechen Wars. In 1817, the commander-in-chief of the
Chechen_genocide
Mujahid commander (1973–2006)
would remain until his death. In the First and Second Chechen War he fought in the battalion of Chechen Mujahideen under Khattab and, after Khattab's death
Abu_Hafs_al-Urduni
Land forces of the Russian Armed Forces
leading to the Incident at Pristina airport. The Second Chechen War began in August 1999 after Chechen militias invaded neighboring Dagestan, followed
Russian_Ground_Forces
Family of Soviet strike aircraft
killing both crew members. Su-24s were used in combat during the Second Chechen War performing bombing and reconnaissance missions. Up to four were lost
Sukhoi_Su-24
Attack helicopter
Russian Army's operations against separatists in the Chechen Republic during the Second Chechen War. In December 2000, a pair of production Ka-50s arrived
Kamov_Ka-50
Highest-ranking official in Chechnya, Russia
Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the region
Head_of_the_Chechen_Republic
Military units
ethnic Chechens, while the command personnel were mixed ethnic Russians and Chechens. The Special Battalions were formed during the Second Chechen War as
Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad
Special_Battalions_Vostok_and_Zapad
kill the civilian population. The Second Chechen War, which began in 1999, was even more brutal than the previous war. According to human rights activists
Russian_war_crimes
Chechen Islamist militant group
Islamic structural unit of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria's armed forces by the decree of the fourth president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Abdul-Halim
Caucasian Front (militant group)
Caucasian_Front_(militant_group)
The Chechen Republic, commonly known as Chechnya, is a federal republic of Russia that has been noted in several roles during the Russo-Ukrainian war starting
Chechen involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Chechen_involvement_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war
which include events of the First Chechen War (1994–1996), the Dagestan incursions (1999), the Second Chechen War (1999–2009), the Insurgency in Ingushetia
List_of_Chechen_Wars_films
Chechen politician and militant (1952–2000)
Economy of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and a brigadier general of the Chechen armed forces who took part in the First and Second Chechen Wars. Isa was
Isa_Astamirov
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
According to Chechen guerrilla sources, at least 20 soldiers were killed.[11] On the same day, Russian president Vladimir Putin again declared the war to be
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2006)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2006)
Chechen politician and military commander (1951-2005)
independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Maskhadov was elected President of Chechnya in January 1997. Following the start of the Second Chechen War in August
Aslan_Maskhadov
Soviet/Russian Special operations forces
backed government's success in the Second Chechen War after learning lessons from the mishandling of the first war. Under joint command of Unified Group
Spetsnaz
1991 popular uprising in Chechnya
The Chechen Revolution was a series of anti-government protests in the Checheno-Ingush Soviet Socialist Republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Chechen_Revolution
Russian Ground Forces unit
the First Chechen War, the brigade has since fought in most Russian post-Soviet conflicts, including the War of Dagestan, Second Chechen War, the Russo-Georgian
205th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
205th_Separate_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Brigade
Group of radical Islamists in Germany
In 1999, the cell left Hamburg to join the Chechen jihadists fighting Russia in the Second Chechen War, but redirected to Afghanistan to meet al-Qaeda's
Hamburg_cell
Terrorist organization
unknown (link) Chechen Group's Claim Of Russian Power Plant Attack Dismissed, Radio Liberty, 21 August 2009 [2] Russia's "silent war" spills into Moscow
Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
Riyad-us_Saliheen_Brigade_of_Martyrs
Chechen militant and revolutionary (1951–2004)
Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War. At the outbreak of the Second Chechen War he switched sides
Akhmad_Kadyrov
Russian Ground Forces formation
Vladikavkaz. The 42nd Army Corps had been formed in August 1982. During the Second Chechen War, the Army was commanded by then Lieutenant General Vladimir Shamanov
58th Guards Combined Arms Army
58th_Guards_Combined_Arms_Army
Saudi jihadist (1969–2002)
pan-Islamist militant. He is best known for his involvement in the First and Second Chechen War, which he participated in after moving to Chechnya at the invitation
Ibn_al-Khattab
Counter-insurgency operations during the Second Chechen War have been conducted by the Russian army in Chechnya since 1999. The President of Chechnya,
Counter-insurgency operations during the Second Chechen War
Counter-insurgency_operations_during_the_Second_Chechen_War
Republic of Russia in the North Caucasus
Russia. Russian federal control was restored in the Second Chechen War of 1999–2009, with Chechen politics being dominated by the former Ichkerian mufti
Chechnya
Since the start of the Second Chechen War in 1999, Russian federal authorities are alleged to have implemented a plan to use legal and extralegal methods
Russian censorship in the Second Chechen War
Russian_censorship_in_the_Second_Chechen_War
Soviet attack aircraft introduced 1978
lost, since the start of the war in December 1994. Russian Air Force Su-25s were extensively used during the Second Chechen War in particular during the first
Sukhoi_Su-25
Chechen army general (1970–2001)
and a brigadier general in the Chechen Armed Forces who commanded the Southwestern Front during the Second Chechen War. He was also the founder of the
Ramzan_Akhmadov
International unit of the Islamist Mujahideen
important part in both First and Second Chechen Wars. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent Chechen declaration of independence, foreign
Mujahideen_in_Chechnya
Military unit
invasion of Czechoslovakia, the War in Abkhazia, the First Chechen War, the War of Dagestan and the Second Chechen War, and the Invasion of Ukraine of
108th Guards Kuban Cossack Air Assault Regiment
108th_Guards_Kuban_Cossack_Air_Assault_Regiment
Russian military leader (1947–2008)
North Caucasus Military District, including Chechnya, during the Second Chechen War. He was awarded a Hero of Russia award. Gennady Troshev was born in
Gennady_Troshev
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
a rebel attack on a Russian military convoy in Chechnya. February 28 - Chechen rebel commander Ruslan Gelayev and two Russian border guards killed each
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2004)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2004)
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
attack in the Shatoy region, high in the Caucasus mountains. February 2 - Chechen police killed four militants in a security operation in Kurchaloy, Chechnya
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2007)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2007)
Head of Chechen Republic since 2007
military. Kadyrov is the son of former Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov, who switched sides in the Second Chechen War by offering his service to Vladimir
Ramzan_Kadyrov
Paramilitary and military units in Chechnya
Ministry of Defence. The name refers to Akhmad Kadyrov, 1st President of the Chechen Republic and father of Ramzan Kadyrov. While technically subordinated to
Kadyrovites
Assassinations during the Second Chechen War
assassinations connected to the Second Chechen War, conducted by the Russian Federation secret agents and the Chechen separatist and North Caucasian rebels
List of Second Chechen War assassinations
List_of_Second_Chechen_War_assassinations
Topics referred to by the same term
Burma) Spanish Civil War (outside of Spain) Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War and Second Chechen War (outside of Chechnya) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Forgotten_war
Combined military forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
The Chechen National Army (Chechen: Noxçiyn Respublika Içkerin Theman Niċq̇aş, Нохчийн Республика Ичкерин ТӀеман НицӀкъаш; Russian: Национальная Армия
Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Armed_Forces_of_the_Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria
Chechen militant (1965–2006)
first Chechen who took revenge outside Chechen lands, in the Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis. He lost a leg in 2000 during the Second Chechen War. His
Shamil_Basayev
Russian special forces unit
success in the second war. In 2003, during the Second Chechen War, the GRU formed the Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad, two ethnic Chechen units that belonged
Spetsnaz_GRU
Principal security agency of Russia
the head of FSB in 1999. After the main military offensive of the Second Chechen War ended and the separatists changed tactics to guerilla warfare, overall
Federal_Security_Service
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
Three Chechen policemen were killed and three were injured in a bomb and automatic weapons attack on a UAZ car. May 31 - Sergei Zveryev, Russia's second highest-ranking
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2000)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2000)
following is an incomplete list of Russian aircraft losses in the Second Chechen War. It includes both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. The general
List of Russian aircraft losses in the Second Chechen War
List_of_Russian_aircraft_losses_in_the_Second_Chechen_War
Former Islamist militant group active in the republic of Dagestan, Russia (2002–07)
republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia, and was created during the Second Chechen War in favor of Dagestan's independence as an Islamic state. The Jamaat
Shariat_Jamaat
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
killed according to Moscow, and 40 Russians were killed according to the Chechen separatists. Five Russian troops were killed in the other attacks across
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2002)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2002)
Russian militant
then Checheno-Ingush ASSR, in Soviet Russia. He participated in the Second Chechen War and lost his arm in battle. He then fled Russia in 2001 to Austria
Akhmed_Chatayev
1999–2003 war in West Africa
The Second Liberian Civil War was a civil war in the West African nation of Liberia that lasted from 1999 to 2003. The war was mainly caused by transition
Second_Liberian_Civil_War
Islamist militant organization
personnel and officials. After the Second Chechen War broke out, many of the Ingush fighters did not participate in the war as it was viewed as a nationalist
Vilayat_Galgayche
Dislike, hatred or fear towards ethnic Chechens
Anti-Chechen sentiment, Chechenophobia, anti-Chechenism, or Nokhchophobia, refers to fear, dislike, hostility, racism towards ethnic Chechens, the Chechen
Anti-Chechen_sentiment
Military railway train
21st century. Russia has used improvised armoured trains during the Second Chechen War (1999–2009) and in its invasion of Ukraine (2022–present). Armoured
Armoured_train
Heavy combat engineering vehicle
foreign militaries. It took part in the Soviet–Afghan War, First Chechen War, Second Chechen War, Russian invasion of Ukraine and was in addition used
IMR-2
Capital of Chechnya, Russia
was killed in the First Chechen War. In December 2005, the Chechen parliament voted to rename the city Akhmad-Ghala (Chechen: Ахмад-ГIала, romanised: Axmad-Ġala)
Grozny
Chechen Islamist militia leader (1979–2002)
October 2002), earlier known as Suleimanov, was a Chechen Islamist militia leader during the Second Chechen War, who led the seizure of a Moscow theater that
Movsar_Barayev
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
499 Russian soldiers were killed in Chechnya in 2001. January 21, 2001- Chechen fighters in Gudermes killed six russian soldiers January 24, 2001 - 14
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2001)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2001)
Part of the Second Chechen War
(Chechen: Saadi-Kotar) during the Second Chechen War in March 2000. A prominent feature in the incident was the fate of a group of about 72 Chechen combatants
Komsomolskoye_massacre
led to a significant decrease of non-Chechen population due to violence and discrimination. The Second Chechen War was an armed conflict in Chechnya and
Military history of the Russian Federation
Military_history_of_the_Russian_Federation
Chechen warlord and first emir of the Caucasus Emirate (1964–2013)
often known as Dokka Umarov, was a Chechen militant in the North Caucasus. Umarov was a major military figure in both wars in Chechnya during the 1990s and
Dokka_Umarov
Russian politics. Despite having made Islamophobic comments during the Second Chechen War, President Vladimir Putin has since subsidized mosques and Islamic
Islam_in_Russia
inter-ethnic strife in Chechnya and the First and Second Chechen Wars for independence hundreds of thousands of Chechen refugees have left their homes and left
Chechen_refugees
Aspect of the Chechen Wars
containing hundreds of corpses have been uncovered since the beginning of the Chechen wars in 1994. As of June 2008, there were 57 registered locations of mass
Mass_graves_in_Chechnya
Military unit
Ethiopia, and Somalia. The division took part in the First Chechen War and the Second Chechen War. The 165th Naval Infantry Regiment was deployed to Chechnya
55th Guards Naval Infantry Division
55th_Guards_Naval_Infantry_Division
Ingush warlord
forces, where he attained the rank of captain. At the start of the Second Chechen War, he returned to Chechnya and became a sub-commander under Shamil Basayev
Ali_Taziev
Military unit
created in 2003. The unit was deployed to Chechnya 2004-2008 for the Second Chechen War. Structure of the unit as of 2023: 85th Special Forces Detachment
10th_Spetsnaz_Brigade
The First Chechen War began on 11 December 1994, with the Russian military launching an assault on Grozny, capital of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Reactions to the First Chechen War
Reactions_to_the_First_Chechen_War
2000 battle of the Second Chechen war
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the early stages of the Second Chechen war for control of the city of Argun. This military operation lasted four
Battle_for_Argun
2004–2007 President of Chechnya
Russia's Chechen Republic. He is a career police officer who fought within the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces during the First Chechen War. He was elected
Alu_Alkhanov
Soviet specialised assault rifle and sniper rifle
late 1980s. Both rifles were used during the First Chechen War in 1994 and the Second Chechen War in 1999, though they remained relatively obscure amongst
AS_Val_and_VSS_Vintorez
2001–2002 Russian military operation in Chechnya
January 3, 2002, during the Second Chechen War. The four-day sweep of Tsotsin-Yurt erupted into armed clashes with Chechen separatists, ending in a stalemate
Tsotsin-Yurt_operation
Chechen people who live outside of Chechnya
tens of thousands of Chechen refugees settled in the European Union and elsewhere as the result of the First and Second Chechen Wars, especially in the
Chechen_diaspora
1996 agreement marking the end of First Chechen War
Mutual Relations, was an agreement that marked the end of the First Chechen War, signed in Khasavyurt in Dagestan on 30 August 1996 between Alexander
Khasavyurt_Accord
Terrorist bombings in Russia
the country. The bombings, together with the 1999 war of Dagestan, triggered the Second Chechen War. The handling of the crisis by Vladimir Putin, who
1999 Russian apartment bombings
1999_Russian_apartment_bombings
Russian general (1969–2025)
conflict and of the Second Chechen War in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He led the Russian operations in the Syrian civil war between 2015 and 2016
Fanil_Sarvarov
2000 battle in the Second Chechen War
The Battle of Komsomolskoye took place in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War. Beginning on 6 March 2000 and lasting until 24 March 2000, it resulted
Battle_of_Komsomolskoye
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
police raid in Dagestan; two people were wounded and one militant captured. Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov issued a special order to stop all offensive
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2005)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2005)
Russian military officer (born 1962)
veteran of the Soviet-Afghan War, the Second Chechen War, and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war. He was awarded the Hero of the
Andrei_Troshev
Part of a Russian war in the Caucasus
including nine soldiers who died when their convoy came under fire in the Chechen capital Grozny. January 11 - Four Russian servicemen were killed in clashes
Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War (2003)
Guerrilla_phase_of_the_Second_Chechen_War_(2003)
unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a breakaway republic that controlled most of Chechnya from 1991 to 2000 (see First Chechen War, Second Chechen War). Aslan
Prime_Minister_of_Ichkeria
Chechen warlord (1974–2001)
Arbi Alautdinovich Barayev (Chechen: Арби Алаутдинович Бараев; 27 May 1974 – 22 June 2001) was a Chechen warlord who in 1996 became the founder and first
Arbi_Barayev
Chechen brigadier general and politician (1961–disappeared 2000)
early stages of the Second Chechen War, and presumably murdered. Alikhadzhiyev was born in 1961 and fought in the First Chechen War as a field commander
Ruslan_Alikhadzhiyev
1988–1996 conflicts in the Caucasus
apartment bombings, which served as a pretext for the Second Chechen War, were blamed on Chechen militants, though the extent to which this is true has
Wars_in_the_Caucasus
2002 terrorist attack and hostage crisis in Moscow
the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya and an end to the Second Chechen War. The crisis ended when Russian security services released sleeping
Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis
Russian spy (born 1979)
Russian Federation. He is reported to have served in the Second Chechen War and the Russo-Ukrainian War. He is known to have operated under the cover names
Anatoly_Chepiga
Saudi Arabian militant active in Chechnya (1969–2011)
Muhannad arrived in the Caucasus in 1999 during the early days of the Second Chechen War, attempting to pass through Georgia into Chechnya. Upon arrival in
Muhannad_(jihadist)
1999 mass shooting in Chechnya
during the Second Chechen War, where at least 34 Russian inhabitants of the village Mikenskaya [ru] were killed by Achmed Ibragimov, a Chechen, on 8 October
Mikenskaya_shooting
Russian concentration camps
during the First Chechen War and then again during the Second Chechen War. The term "filtration point" re-appeared during the First Chechen War as name of the
Filtration camp system in Chechnya
Filtration_camp_system_in_Chechnya
Russian media executive (born 1980)
as well as the media group Rossiya Segodnya. Simonyan covered the Second Chechen War in the 2000s while working as a journalist. Subsequently, she worked
Margarita_Simonyan
President of Russia from 1991 to 1999
sentiment in the Russian Caucasus led to the First Chechen War, War of Dagestan, and Second Chechen War between 1994 and 1999. Internationally, Yeltsin promoted
Boris_Yeltsin
Chechen military commander during the Second Chechen War
June 2002) was a Chechen military commander and commander of the Central Front of the Chechen Armed Forces during the Second Chechen War. Rizvan was of
Rizvan_Akhmadov
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